Willowbrook High School celebrated its homecoming last week. The week’s special activities included Friday afternoon’s homecoming parade, which took place in hot and sunny conditions. The parade procession began near Park Boulevard and Ardmore Avenue. Parade participants marched south on Ardmore before turn-
Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while attempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried to score from second base on a single by sophomore Katelyn Cox in the top of the second inning, when the game was tied at 2-2. Downers Grove South’s catcher tagged Rugg out at home plate for the third out of the inning. The Mustangs went on to defeat the Warriors 7-3 in the West Suburban Gold Conference contest. Wil-
The new Villa Park Recreation Center (VPRC), located at 320 E. Wildwood Ave., opened to the public on Friday, Jan. 3. The VPRC features a full gymnasium, an elevated two-lane walking/running track, a fully equipped fitness center, locker rooms with showers, multi-purpose rooms, early childhood classrooms, a dance/group studio, an educational commercial kitchen and a rooftop terrace. One photo (above left) from Friday shows Villa Park resident Manuel Aldana in the fitness center. Another photo (above right) from Friday shows Villa Park Village Trustee Kevin Patrick and his wife April walking on the elevated track that overlooks the center’s gymnasium. Several hundred people attended two recent open houses at the VPRC. Individual, youth and family memberships are available at the new facility. Memberships can be purchased online or at the center’s main registration desk. For more information about membership, visit https://www.invillapark.com/1203/VPRC-Memberships. There are early bird discounted rates in effect through Jan. 15. The VPRC building and fitness center’s hours are: Monday through Friday—5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday—7 a.m. to 6 p.m. To see the village’s new parks and recreation website, visit https://www.invillapark.com/1193/Parks-Recreation. There will be a grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony at the VPRC at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. The Iowa Community Center at 338 N. Iowa Ave. is now closed for business. The building will remain open for any scheduled activities during the day. As of Jan. 3, all of the Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department’s business and activities moved to the VPRC. For more information, call 630-749-3200.
Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2021 celebrated its commencement with two separate ceremonies in the school’s main gymnasium on Sunday morning. The entire class includes over 470 students. About half of those students attended the ceremony that began at 9 a.m. The others participated in the ceremony that started at 11 a.m. The photo shows members of the Willowbrook Senior Choir performing during the day’s first service. For more photos, see Page 4.
ing west onto Highridge Road and into the school’s north parking lot. Members of Willowbrook’s marching band are pictured along the parade route. The participants also included several of the Warriors’ fall athletic teams, as well as members of the Villa Park Warriors Football and Cheer program.
lowbrook rebounded from Friday’s loss to post an 11-2 win in Saturday’s game at Hinsdale Central. The Warriors bashed three home runs in the second inning of Saturday’s non-conference battle against the Red Devils of the West Suburban Silver Conference. Senior Annemarie Knudtson, freshman Isabella Dugo and sophomore Kayleigh Dennison provided the home runs. Dennison (No. 5) is pictured in the background of the above photo. For more about the Warriors, see page 14.
Memorial Day in Villa Park
(and Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Villa Park Community Pride Commission. Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday of each April. The National Arbor Day Foundation
Park Veterans of
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Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowing his head as Willowbrook High School students Lily Hendrickson and Anna Seelbach sound taps at the end of the ceremony. The post’s 2020 Memorial Day event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members who have recently died. That list included World War II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who served as the master of ceremonies of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Bergh died in
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Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 held its Memorial Day service on Monday morn-
Memorial Park.
Court grants state’s motion to deny pre-trial release for Chicago man accused of indecent solicitation of a child
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Downers Grove Chief of Police Michael DeVries have announced that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the state’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago registered sex offender accused of soliciting and attempting to meet whom he thought was a 13-year-old girl for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts.
Derrick Willman, 58, appeared in court on Friday, Jan. 3, and was charged with one count of indecent solicitation of a child-aggravated criminal sexual abuse (a Class 3 felony), one count of traveling to meet a minor (a Class 3 felony), one count of child sex offender—communicate through the Internet (a Class 4 felony) and one count of grooming (a Class 4 felony).
Through their ongoing efforts to monitor the Internet for sexual predators, posing as “Melissa,” a 13-year-old girl, in a teen online chatroom, the Downers Grove Police Department was allegedly contacted by an individual with a username of “ChiGuy”, later determined to be Willman. It is alleged that “Melissa” told Willman that she is in eighth grade but despite that, Willman told her he
wanted to meet her.
It is further alleged that during their conversations, Willman asked “Melissa” “u want to make love?” and sent other messages of a sexual nature to “Melissa.” After Willman sent a photo of himself, authorities learned that he is required to register as a sexual predator for life arising from a 2023 Minnesota felony case of soliciting a child in person or via computer or Internet.
Authorities also learned that Willman is currently serving a five-year term of probation in this case. It is alleged that at some point in time, the pair arranged to meet on Thursday, Jan. 2. It is further alleged that at approximately 6:10 p.m. on Jan. 2, Willman arrived in the parking lot of a Downers Grove hotel where the two had planned to meet. It is further alleged that Willman did not go into the hotel and left the parking lot approximately one hour later. After Willman left the hotel parking lot, Downers Grove police conducted a traffic stop, at which time he was taken into custody.
Willman’s next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 27 in front of Judge Joseph Bugos.
Three Illinois State Police squad cars struck in two days
Illinois State Police (ISP) officials have investigated two separate traffic crashes that occurred in DuPage and Cook counties involving ISP troopers who were handling separate vehicle crashes when their squad cars were struck by drivers who failed to move over.
On Dec. 31 at approximately 1:57 p.m., an ISP trooper was outside of their squad car handling a crash with their emergency lights activated on Interstate 55 northbound near Woodward Avenue.
DuPage County’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee announces lineup for ‘I Have a Dream’ Unity Breakfast
The 2025 “I Have A Dream” Unity Breakfast, organized by the DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee, will be held on Monday, Jan. 20, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, featuring Fred Gray, a renowned civil rights attorney and former Alabama State Representative, as the keynote speaker, and Grammy-nominated Rev. Darius Brooks as the featured artist.
After a hiatus since 2018, the annual fundraiser returned to DuPage last Jan. 15, on Dr. King’s 95th birthday anniversary, and was made possible through lead support from the event’s premier sponsor, Inland Real Estate Group of Companies Inc. and many other sponsor partners.
scribed as one of the most innovative figures in contemporary Gospel music, said he is honored to have been chosen as the featured artist for the 2025 Breakfast and appreciated the chance to perform again after the 2024 event.
“Dr. King understood better than anyone the significance of contributing to your community, as it nourishes the soul. The atmosphere in the room in January 2024 spoke volumes; it was almost indescribable in the best and most powerful ways,” Brooks said. “It genuinely felt like he was present with us, rejoicing in our generosity toward others, and I believe his spirit will be with us in 2025 and in the years to come.”
The driver of the Hyundai, 23-yearold Alyssa M. Ceballos of Lockport, was charged with driving too fast for conditions and a Scott’s Law violation.
On Jan. 1 at approximately 3:09 a.m., two ISP troopers were en route to assist with a previous personal injury crash on I-57 when they came upon a separate crash on I-57 northbound at 107th Street. Both ISP troopers stopped on the left shoulder and partially in the left lane with their emergency lights activated.
A Hyundai Sonata approaching the crash scene struck a passenger car, then struck both ISP squad cars. One ISP trooper was inside their squad car
A Hyundai sedan failed to move over and rear-ended the parked squad car. The parked squad car blocked three troopers on scene from being hit. No injuries were reported. The ISP squad car was towed from the scene due to damage sustained during the crash.
and one ISP trooper was outside their squad car at the time of the crash. No injuries were sustained by the ISP troopers.
The driver of the Hyundai, Kashawn M. Walker, 34, of Matteson, was transported to an area hospital with injuries. Walker was charged with a Scott’s Law violation.
In 2025, ISP has already suffered one Move Over Law-related crash. In 2024, ISP suffered 27 Move Over Law-related crashes with 12 troopers injured and one death. In 2023, ISP had 21 Move Over Law-related crashes with seven troopers injured and suffered 25 crashes in 2022 leaving 13 troopers injured.
ISP reminds the public the Move Over Law, also known as “Scott’s Law” in Illinois, requires all drivers to move over when approaching an emergency vehicle or any vehicle with its emergency or hazard lights activated.
A person who violates the Move Over Law faces a fine of no less than $250 and no more than $10,000 for a first offense.
If the violation results in injury to another person, the violator’s driver’s license will be suspended for a mandatory period of anywhere between six months and two years.
“It’s incredibly energizing to witness the positive impact we can create, especially in today’s world with so much division,” said Dan Wagner, senior vice president of government relations at Inland Real Estate Group of Companies Inc. and co-chair of the DuPage County MLK Advisory Committee. “Being part of the effort to carry on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and to revitalize this community-based fundraiser is an achievement that fills us with immense pride.”
Wagner continued: “It’s something that will keep on giving, and we’re so excited about that.”
“Dr. King always focused on bettering his community,” said Gray, a distinguished civil rights attorney from Montgomery, Ala. Gray, who played a vital role in Alabama’s pursuit of school integration, expressed his commitment to keeping Dr. King’s mission alive.
“It will be an honor to represent my old friend on what would have been his 96th birthday,” he said.
Gray is widely known for representing Rosa Parks after she famously refused to give up her seat on a Greyhound bus, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the victims of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. He was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022, the highest civilian award in the nation.
Rev. Darius Brooks, often de-
All net proceeds from the breakfast will support the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Fund of DuPage Foundation, a permanently endowed fund seeded by Inland, to augment annual grant awards from the Foundation’s Community Impact grant program in the areas of health, human services, and education, with a focus on supporting DuPage 501(c) (3) public charities that prioritize serving black, indigenous, and people of color.
Regina Brent, founder and president of Unity Partnership and cochair of the DuPage County MLK Advisory Committee, expressed her excitement about continuing to contribute to the local legacy of monumental change.
“Dr. King’s family has endured many challenges over the years, yet they have consistently prioritized the ‘unity’ within the community,” Brent said. “He understood the strength we gain from being united as a family, and this is a message we must continue to emphasize now more than ever.”
About the DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘I Have a Dream’ Unity Breakfast
The annual breakfast spreads Dr. King’s message of equality, justice, and unity in DuPage County and inspires action.
To learn more about the DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee and the breakfast, visit the event website at www. dupagefoundation.org/MLKDay or contact Jessica Barr at jessica@lwcoinc.com.
About DuPage Foundation
DuPage Foundation, a 501(c)(3) community foundation, is DuPage County’s champion for philanthropy. DuPage Foundation manages more than $140 million in assets and has awarded more than $95 million in grants since its founding in 1986. Individuals and organizations seeking to provide impactful support to address critical issues in DuPage County and beyond can create powerful customizable gift solutions and partnerships through DuPage Foundation. Learn more at dupagefoundation.org.
Court grants state’s motion to detain pre-trial Wheaton
man accused of stealing lottery tickets in Elmhurst
Subject is suspected of stealing lottery tickets in several municipalities; taken into custody in Villa Park
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced on Saturday, Jan. 4, that Judge Michael Fleming had granted the state’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Wheaton man accused of stealing lottery tickets from an Elmhurst 7-Eleven store. Yonas Beyene, 37, appeared in court on Saturday morning and was charged with one count of continuing financial crimes enterprise (a Class 1 felony), one count of burglary (a Class 2 felony) and one count of retail theft (a Class 3 felony).
7-Eleven location at 155 E. First Street. Following an investigation into the matter, it is alleged that on Dec. 21, at approximately 11:17 p.m., Beyene entered the store and after speaking with the clerk, was allowed to remain in the store so he could warm up and charge his phone while he waited for a ride.
It is alleged that at approximately 1:47 a.m., the clerk went to the cooler, at which time Beyene reached around the lottery display, removed approximately $730 worth of scratch-off tickets from two containers and then fled the store with the tickets as the clerk returned from the cooler.
Lombard, and has three outstanding warrants for theft of lottery tickets.
On Friday, Jan. 3, the Elmhurst Police Department located Beyene at a motel in Villa Park. While surveilling the motel, Villa Park police officers observed Beyene leave the motel and enter a taxi, at which time the officers performed a traffic stop on the taxi and took Beyene into custody.
County. I thank the Elmhurst Police Department for their efforts on this case as well as the multiple agencies in multiple jurisdictions and counties for their assistance. I commend the Villa Park Police Department and authorities with the Illinois Lottery for their efforts in the identification and apprehension of the defendant.”
On Dec. 22, 2024, the Elmhurst Police Department responded to a call of a lottery ticket theft at the
Further investigation into the matter found that Beyene is a suspect in several theft/burglaries involving theft of lottery tickets out of Addison, Winfield, Carol Stream, Hanover Park, Oakbrook Terrace and
“It is alleged that for the past several months, Mr. Beyene entered multiple convenience stores throughout the Chicagoland area and then stole lottery tickets once given the opportunity,” Berlin said. “In this case, it is alleged that Mr. Beyene first befriended un unsuspecting store clerk and then stole lottery tickets when the clerk briefly went to a back cooler. This type of chronic victimization of our retail establishments will not be tolerated in DuPage
Willowbrook teachers honored
Two Willowbrook High School teachers received the school’s Outstanding Teacher award last month. Science teacher Sara Phillips received the Outstanding Teacher award for the second quarter of the current 2024-25 school year, while literacy teacher Colleen Smith was presented with the Outstanding Teacher award for the first quarter. Phillips and Smith received their awards at a Dec. 12 event at Willowbrook that also featured presentations of the school’s Outstanding Student awards for the second quarter. Phillips is pictured with Willowbrook junior Salman Siddiqi, who presented the award to her. Willowbrook senior Hannah Daly, who presented the award to Smith, is pictured with Smith. To earn the Outstanding Teacher award, a staff member must treat teaching as a passion, create a positive learning environment, use a variety of strategies to engage students, be willing to offer extra support, provide prompt and effective feedback to students, and relate to and understand students’ viewpoints and perspectives.
Two juveniles charged with early morning burglary at vape store
DuPage County State’s Attorney
Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced last week that Judge Chantelle Porter had ordered that two Naperville juveniles be placed on home detention with electronic monitoring for allegedly breaking into a Naperville retail shop on Sunday, Dec. 29.
Both juveniles, one 14-year-old male and one 15-year-old male, appeared before Judge Porter and were charged with one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony, and one count of misdemeanor criminal damage to
property.
On Dec. 29, at approximately 1:07 a.m., Naperville police officers responded to Drippy’s Smoke Shop, located in the 1500 block of N. Aurora Road, for a burglary alarm.
Upon their arrival, officers observed that the front glass window to the business was shattered. Following an investigation into the matter, it is alleged that the two juveniles went to the business together, threw a rock through the front glass window and entered the store.
It is further alleged that once in-
side the store, the juveniles stole a currently-unknown amount of vape products from the business before fleeing. Approximately 40 minutes after the initial alarm, officers located both juveniles walking near the store.
It is alleged that when the officers attempted to make contact with the juveniles, both fled on foot. Police apprehended the two juveniles following a brief foot pursuit.
The next court date for both juveniles is scheduled for Jan. 27 in front of Judge Porter.
Beyene’s next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 27 in of Judge Brian Telander.
Free Christmas tree pickup in Villa Park through Jan. 16
Christmas tree collection in Villa Park is available until Thursday, Jan. 16. Leave your tree in the area where you usually have trash and recycling collected on your regular collection day.
Be sure the tree is free of tinsel, lights, and ornaments. Please note that trees may not be picked up on your regular service day due to snow and ice. Stickers are not required. For more information, call the Villa Park Public Works Department at 630-834-8505.
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On Friday, Jan. 3, the Illinois State Police (ISP) joined Trooper Clay M. Carns’ family and friends, along with officers from law enforcement agencies across the country, to honor and pay respects to Trooper Carns, who was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 23, 2024. Trooper Carns was laid to rest on Jan. 3.
“Today, and every day going forward, we honor Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns for his sacrifice, and the sacrifice made by his family,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. “While ISP is hurting as we lay to rest the second trooper killed on Illinois highways in just three months, we will not falter.
“To honor Trooper Carns means to preserve and uphold that which
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Slices of life
On any exciting Sunday
I normally like my Sundays to be dull. Well, except for football. I like football on Sundays to be exciting, but otherwise, the more tedious and boring, the better.
There’s enough excitement during the rest of the week, with Tuesday being Tuesday and all—and I won’t even get started on breadth and depth of Wednesday.
Sundays are for repose and quietude.
As planned, last Sunday started out like any normal day after Saturday. But that changed quicker than you can say “Sunday funday.”
I didn’t expect any USPS deliveries, it being a Sunday and all, so imagine my surprise when I saw the mail truck stop at the edge of my driveway. Exclamation point. What could it be?
It was a package, of course, and I watched the mail lady gingerly place it at my porch stoop. Not wanting to startle her with a preemptive door-opening, I waited patiently in the shadows as she went back to the mail truck to grab a package for my next-door neighbor.
A double Sunday delivery! I caught my breath in anticipation. How much more exciting could the day possibly become?
I watched as the mail lady dutifully set the the second package on my neighbor’s front porch. She turned to head back to her vehicle and then, it happened. Excitement upon excitement, in the worst of ways. Unexpected and unwanted, but exciting nonetheless.
(Even the mail lady would have to admit that.)
The mail truck at the end of my driveway begin to move in reverse - down the roadway. On its own. Unattended. Suffice to say it was not a self-driving vehicle.
My two sons happened to be in the living room watching football and they witnessed the scene right along with me. “Go out and help her,” I managed to say. I may have whispered it, or even yelled. It’s all
By Jill Pertler Columnist
a blur at this point.
The boys both sprang into action. On a chilly 72-degree Florida day, they braved the cold, in bare feet, to chase an errant mail truck, traveling in reverse, without a driver, down our street. Seconds seemed like lifetimes as I watched the scene unfold before me: A mail truck traveling backwards. Two sons and a mail lady running fervently after it. Me, a helpless bystander, following behind the crowd, hoping for the best.
And the best it turned out to be. Son number one caught up with the vehicle and hopped in. (Thank goodness some mail trucks don’t have doors.) Before you could say, “Priority delivery,” the truck stopped - thankfully before hitting any trees, cars, people or dogs.
Everyone was a bit ruffled— rightly so—so no one exchanged names or took the usual selfies to commemorate the occasion. I think maybe the mail lady was glad about that. Instead, we each headed in our own direction.
The boys and I went back into the house to watch our football team win. I opened the package worthy of a Sunday delivery and it was a glue gun. (Cordless!)
So to sum it all up, as of last Sunday, my football team is now 11 and 2 and I have a new glue gun. You see how the day was exciting?
Hopefully next Sunday will return to its regular dullness. One can only hope.
Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.
Bipartisan solution needed to protect kids online
By Taunya Madden
There are a lot of moms like me who had kids at a young age and then after an extended gap had more kids later in life.
Raising my two older kids in the early 2000s had its fair share of difficulties, but there is no question raising my two younger kids in the current digital age presents some unprecedented challenges.
to add new protections for kids online is a movement that many, including me, proudly stand behind, several debilitating flaws in the bill’s construction were overlooked.
law to take action against platforms hosting content from individuals and organizations with whom they disagree.
As much as I would like to be able to monitor everything my kids see and do online, the truth is I can’t be there 24 hours a day; seven days per week. It is impossible. I trust my kids, but I don’t share that same trust of the online community.
We need Congress to act to help parents take on the challenges of the digital age, but whatever action is taken must be done in a responsible manner.
One bill still under consideration in Congress is the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). While the push
One central concern with KOSA is its “duty of care” provision. The duty of care calls on social platforms to regulate content considered “harmful to minors.” Yet rather than provide further details to explain its vague criteria, it leaves the authority to the platforms themselves and the FTC, which can take legal action against companies that refuse to take down content they consider “harmful.”
As platforms seek to avoid these legal battles, they are likely to take any content that could be deemed harmful by KOSA’s enforcers, which essentially puts regulators in charge of what kinds of content my kids see.
Moreover, the FTC is not the only regulator that stands to gain tremendous authority to restrict content online through KOSA. In its current state, the legislation also empowers state attorneys general to wield it in coordination with state
The last thing we need in the effort to protect kids is to have political bias interjected in the rules governing kids’ ability to access online content. Access to the Internet is part of everyday life for kids. Kids need access to the Internet to do even basic things like getting their school assignments. Too often, well-intentioned laws end up doing more harm than good because our leaders in Congress want to do something even if that something might not actually solve the problem.
I hope that Congress will take the time to get KOSA right. Doing something for the sake of doing something is not a real solution. We must protect kids online and prioritize their safety, but we must also ensure KOSA cannot be used as a political weapon.
Taunya Madden is an emergency room nurse at Memorial Hospital in Springfield.
The need for blood is vital right now, and our December blood drives were a lifeline for patients depending on us. Across the region, we’re struggling to meet patient demand, and we need your help to ensure we not only reach but exceed our goals.
Recently, Versiti supported a patient undergoing a 10-organ transplant, a critical procedure requiring an extraordinary amount of blood.
This patient represents just one of many whose lives depend on us during this season.
Blood usage is expected to be extremely high, and without our blood drives, we cannot meet the needs of patients like this who are fighting for their lives.
Here’s how you can make the biggest impact:
-Every potential donor needs a
personal ask. A direct, heartfelt invitation from you makes all the difference. Sharing the story of this transplant or similar examples can inspire people to act. Let them know they have the power to save a life!
-Push for participation. Engage your community and emphasize the urgency—blood donations right now will save lives and give families the gift of more time with their loved
ones.
-Help us exceed the goal. Every unit collected matters, and going above goal could mean the difference between life and loss for a patient.
We know the holidays are a busy time, but this is the moment when patients need us most. Your leadership can change lives. Filling the blood drive schedule is the best way to ensure we meet the community needs.
Together, we’ll meet this challenge and give hope to those who need it most.
Thank you for your incredible efforts and for being a true hero to patients and their families this holiday season.
With gratitude and hope,
Robert Rosa Versiti Blood Center of Illinois Account Representative
I read there is a new law in Illinois that will ban hotels from providing the little plastic shampoo/conditioner/soap bottles. So, will they substitute those little sample-size packets instead, that are not recyclable and just get tossed? At least those little bottles can be recycled, so instead, how about having hotels provide either an in-room recycle receptacle, or one on each floor? That is a nice amenity when traveling, or to donate to a homeless shelter. Next, will it be coffee filters, or coffee packets for the in-room coffee maker? Or the disposable coffee cups themselves? Plastic drinking cups? When I was growing up, hotels used actual glass drinking cups! It just seems that these are items one expects while traveling, and at least to me, are very much appreciated. It is not the fault of the hotels, but I don’t hear of them fighting back.
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Reading the Jan. 2 Lombardian, the Manatee County Sheriff said, after an intruder (also a criminal released on parole here in November) was shot and killed by a homeowner, “The bottom line is, this is the state of Florida … You want to break into someone’s home, you should expect to be shot.” Kind of like the wild, wild West, but if you have your gun rights taken away, you could be the one who gets shot.
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I read a CBS Moneywatch article that said nine states are lowering their state income tax for residents this year. Guess who is not among them? Hint, it’s not Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina or West Virginia.
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Ronald Reagan said, “We the people are free” and that “man is not free unless government is limited.” I agree. However, I must admit I was glad to read about some changes in health
care laws imposed by Gov. JB Pritzker, giving patients more rights, such as not being forced to get a referral for an inpatient mental health emergency, and putting a cap on the price of epi pens, to name a few. While I believe that businesses should first be given the chance to self-regulate before the government steps in, unfortunately, the health insurance industry has done a poor job of caring about its “customers” and needs some oversight. *
Maybe just a reminder to all my neighbors: If your windshield wipers are on, the law says your lights must be on! It gets dark so early now, and people even forget to turn the lights on in good weather. Let’s try to keep each other safe. Thanks.
To the contributor to Speak Out (Dec. 26) who hoped that the government “shutdown” would be averted, from your comments, you don’t even know what a shutdown would entail. It only temporarily halts non-essential (in many cases, useless) government functions. Those affected employees would of course get their back pay/ seniority benefits retroactive once the government resumes normal operations. And, no, Trump only had the country’s best interest in mind suggesting not to pass erroneous and bloated spending in his “devastating” tweet. Yet you speculate that he only did so because Musk told him so?
Doubtful you can prove any of that. Musk is where he is because he is smart, efficient and visionary. I confidently expect him to carry those traits into his advisory role to the president. And you “know” there will likely be nothing accomplished in the next four years? You must be a seer. No, you’re just another cog in the wheel of stupidity, willing to surmise your own uneducated hypotheses to swirl the waters; just as your party tried to
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do pre-election day to misinform and fear monger the people against Trump and his agenda to put our country back on the right track.
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Hello. Lombard here. In a recent Lombardian, dated Dec. 26, 2024, there was an article that “Glenbard District 87 appoints next superintendent.” After reading about Jessica Santee, our next superintendent, my first thought was “what was the board thinking?” Ms. Santee has only four years’ experience as a principal of Glenbard South High School and is in the final steps in pursing her doctorate. In my opinion, that is not the resume of a candidate for superintendent of District 87. I understand the District 87 board did their due diligence in the search for the next superintendent, but to hire our next superintendent who lacks the credentials and experience is questionable. Were there no assistant superintendents who applied? I wish Ms. Santee all the best as she navigates the complexities of high school District 87.
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Editor’s note: The following Speak Out is from a caller in response to a Dec. 26 Speak Out in which another caller expressed disappointment that local churches didn’t have a “blue Christmas” or “longest night” service for those who were grieving over the holidays:
Brust Funeral Home in Lombard listed churches offering Blue Christmas/ Longest Night services. They posted it on their website and also created a flyer which was available in time for Jingle Bell Jubilee. In Lombard there was a service at Maple Street Chapel on Dec. 18, hosted by First United Methodist Church and First Church of Lombard together. In Villa Park St. Paul Lutheran Church offered a Grief Support series on Sundays, Dec. 1-22. On Dec. 22 they hosted an informal Longest Night service.
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If police don’t arrest people because they know they won’t be prose-
Coming events
Lombard blood drive Jan. 14
The Village of Lombard will hold a Versiti blood Drive Tuesday, Jan. 14, from 1:30-7 p.m. at First Church of Lombard - Fellowship Hall, 220 S. Main St., Lombard. In recognition of National Radon Action Month, Radonova will be offering free radon test kits while supplies last to all donors during the First Church blood drive. The drive will also be held in the Versiti mobile coach at the lower level Von Maur - Mall Entrance Circle, 203 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments appreciated; walk-ins welcome. To schedule, go to www. versiti.org/IL, load the Versiti Donor app, call (800) 7TO-GIVE.
Boy Scout Troop 51 seeks photos for anniversary
To help celebrate their 100-year anniversary, Boy Scout Troop 51 is asking all Troop 51 Scouts, Leaders and Committee Members (past and present) for their favorite scouting picture. Please email the photo, a brief description and the date to: troop51. lombard.100years@gmail.com.
cuted, crime rates will go down. If citizens don’t report crimes because they know nothing will be done, crime rates will go down. Seriously, anyone who thinks the amount of criminal activity in our area hasn’t risen in the last few years is either foolish or dishonest, or both. But I’m sure leftists and their friends in the media will keep pushing the narrative that crime is down.
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If there’s one thing I’m looking forward to when Biden leaves office is that I won’t have to listen to surrogates like his incompetent press secretary tell us how Biden and others in the administration are, quote, “Always very clear” or “Let’s be clear” or “We have been clear” about some issue or policy. Whenever I’ve heard these phrases, it always means the exact opposite.
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First of all, Happy New Year to everybody. Second we are counting down the days until President Trump gets sworn in. Can’t wait. Hopefully the Democrats and the liberals will stop now. If it doesn’t let’s bring back corporal punishment, you know, let’s bring back the laws of the United States. Thank you.
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I’m calling about the Dec. 19 caller who said that he couldn’t say he was surprised that Congressman Sean Casten is not going to attend Don-
ald Trump’s inauguration. I wonder what that person’s response would be if he remembers that President Donald Trump did not attend the inauguration of incoming President Joe Biden. What are his thoughts on that? Thanks. Have a blessed day.
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I just read the story about how nearly 300 new Illinois laws will take effect this year (Jan. 2 issue). Happy new year, I guess. I wonder just how many of these new laws are really necessary. I put something in Speak Out a long time ago about the Texas State Legislature. They meet every other year for no more than 140 days. Look at how successful Texas is economically and fiscally compared to this sorry state that’s being run into the ground by regressive leftists. Each member of the Texas State Legislature gets an annual salary of $7,200 a year. Compare that to the $89,000 per year each Illinois state representative and senator gets. In 2023, they received a $12,000 raise at the start of the year, and got another $4,250 increase in pay for their cost of living later that year. But hey, it’s all good. A majority of you keep sending these overpaid representatives and senators back to Springfield with supermajorities because I can only assume you’re totally happy with more regulations, more mismanagement, paying more taxes and having one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation.
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Rebuilding Illinois: IDOT revitalized, modernized transportation statewide in 2024
The Illinois Department of Transportation has continued to revitalize and modernize transportation and mobility across the state in 2024.
Made possible by the Rebuild Illinois capital program, projects transformed highways, transit, railroads, airports, waterways and active transportation everywhere Illinois residents call home, creating safer and more reliable travel options while boosting economic opportunity for generations to come.
Passed in 2019, Rebuild Illinois is investing $45 billion in the state’s aging infrastructure, creating jobs and promoting economic growth.
Through Sept. 30, approximately $17.2 billion in improvements were made statewide on 6,791 miles of highway, 711 bridges and 1,031 additional safety improvements, ranging from routine maintenance projects and minor resurfacings to extensive interstate and bridge reconstructions.
“Our state’s infrastructure has been under a full-scale revitalization since I signed Rebuild Illinois into law,” said Gov. JB Pritzker. “I am thrilled to see the progress we made in 2024, and I look forward to another productive year for capital projects as we continue to modernize our infrastructure while growing our economy and creating good-paying jobs for Illinoisans.”
In June, Pritzker and IDOT released the largest multi-year con-
struction program in state history: $41.42 billion over six years. Covering fiscal years 2025 to 2030, the multi-year program is both comprehensive and multimodal, touching every Illinois county.
“Illinois strengthened its role this past year as the transportation hub of North America,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “Across the modes and up and down the state, investments were made to make our system of transportation more equitable and accessible while improving quality of life for people who live and work here.”
Highways and bridges
Major progress was made on the $1.3 billion Interstate 80 project in Will County, a Rebuild Illinois cornerstone. The bridges over Hickory Creek, Richards Street and Rowell Avenue/Canadian National Railroad are now complete, marking a $96 million investment that jump-started the overall project. Bridges over I-80 on Shepley Road, River Road and Wheeler Avenue have been rebuilt. Interchanges have been reconstructed at Houbolt Road and U.S. 30.
Reconstruction and widening are under way on 11 miles of I-80 between Ridge and River roads. New interchanges with I-55 and Larkin Avenue (Illinois 7) will break ground in 2025. Work on the Chicago Street (U.S. 52/Illinois 53) and Center
Street interchanges and the new Des Plaines River bridges is anticipated to begin in 2026.
In Chicago, work is wrapping up on the express lanes of the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) during the second of a three-year, $150 million rehabilitation project.
This year’s phase included the rehabilitation reversible gate system. Additionally, new overhead signs were installed, along with LED lighting upgrades, pavement patching and structural painting. The project’s final phase in 2025 will focus on the outbound lanes.
The modified I-55/Illinois 59 interchange in Joliet and Shorewood opened in early October. The $93.5 million project converted an interchange with partial access between I-55 and Illinois 59 to accommodate full access in a diverging-diamond design to enhance traffic flow and safety.
In Rockford, reconstruction of the I-39 and U.S. 20 interchange wrapped up in November. The $98.8 million project is the first piece of a larger $302 million multi-year project to improve I-39 between the U.S. 20/Harrison Avenue interchange and Blackhawk Road. A second project that began last spring, the $44.3 million conversion of the Harrison Avenue/U.S. 20 and I-39 interchange from a traditional cloverleaf to diverging-diamond design, will be
substantially complete by the end of 2025.
A $31.5 million reconstruction of U.S. 20/Illinois 84 through Galena wrapped up in late October. The project consisted of installing new pavement, curbs and gutters, as well as storm sewers and retaining walls. Other features included a bike-and-pedestrian path and colored pavement in keeping with the city’s status as a national historic landmark.
The new eastbound $167 million McClugage Bridge between Peoria and East Peoria partially opened in December. Highlighted by a 650foot steel arch, the bridge features three lanes for traffic and a path with an observation platform.
In Champaign, a $251.8 million project to reconstruct the I-57/74 interchange reached a milestone in November with the opening of its first new ramp, connecting westbound I-74 to northbound I-57. The interchange is estimated to be completed late next year.
The first of two spans that will make up the new I-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge in the Metro East opened in December, carrying the eastbound lanes. Westbound traffic is expected to relocate to the new bridge in January while the second span is built over the next two years. The $496.2 million joint Illinois-Missouri project is expected to be complete at the end of 2026.
A two-year, $50 million resurfacing of nearly eight miles of I-70 from just east of the I-70/I-57 interchange to just east of the Effingham-Cumberland County line was completed this past fall.
On I-57, a lane expansion and bridge replacement project has begun, stretching from Atchison Creek to south of Mount Vernon. The overall $51.9 million project is expected to be completed by summer 2027, part of a long-term modernization of I-57 in southern Illinois.
On I-64, the $101.3 million reconstruction with bridge repairs from Illinois 51 to I-57 started in the spring, followed by the groundbreaking in the summer on the $136 million, sixyear replacement of the two bridges over the Wabash River.
The state of rail
The $544 million Springfield Rail Improvements Project reached a milestone with the August opening of underpasses on Madison and Jefferson streets.
Progress continued in restarting passenger rail service between Rockford and Chicago. Service is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2027, with stops anticipated in Elgin, Huntley and Belvidere. Rebuild Illinois is providing $275 million for the project.
See IDOT, Page 12
State Rep. Blair-Sherlock, State Sen. Glowiak Hilton host Coffee and Conversation Jan. 18
From 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Funky Java in Villa Park, enjoy a cup of coffee with State Rep. Diana Blair-Sherlock and State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton for an opportunity to ask questions, express your concerns, and share ideas.
The representative and senator will be collecting personal hygiene products and toiletries for the Hands and Feet outreach located at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Villa Park, serving DuPage County residents.
For a full list of items needed, visit: repblair-sherlock.com. If you have any questions, contact 630415-3520.
Girl Scout Cookie Program gets under way
Following the theme of Embrace Possibilities, local Girl Scouts kicked off the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program on Friday, Jan. 3. Young entrepreneurs will take cookie orders in person and offer online opportunities through their digital cookie sites for customers to order cookies for shipping, in-person Girl Scout delivery, and donations to the military and community organizations.
• State Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock will be hosting an open house at her district office, featuring artwork by North School students from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16. Rep. Blair-Sherlock is proud to display the talented artwork the students at North School have created. If you are unable to attend the event, you are welcome to stop in our office at 28 S. Villa Ave. in Villa Park Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. now through Jan. 31. If you have any questions, call 630-415-3520 or email JaxWest.D46@gmail.com
• State Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock will be hosting a Popcorn Pop-in Open House in Anticipation of National Popcorn Day Friday, Jan. 17 from 1-3 p.m. Did you know that popcorn became the official state snack in Illinois in 2003? Pop over to the state representative’s district office to enjoy some fresh, hot popcorn with us.
Blair-Sherlock, her staff and admire the artwork on display by North School students. Questions? Call 630-415-3520 or email JaxWest@D46@gmail.com.
Court grants state’s motion to detain man for allegedly violating conditions of pre-trial release on previous burglary/retail theft charges
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bloomingdale Director of Public Safety Frank Giammarese announced last week that Judge Margaret O’Connell granted the state’s motion to revoke pre-trial release for a Chicago man currently on pre-trial release for a June 19, 2024, burglary/retail theft—who is now charged with stealing merchandise from the Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Bloomingdale on Dec. 28. Robert Layanino, 28, appeared in First Appearance Court and was charged with one count of burglary (a Class 2 felony) and one count of retail theft (a Class 3 felony). He was released pre-trial as required by law on the aforementioned charges and held overnight on his previous case pending Judge O’Connell’s Dec. 30 decision.
On Dec. 28, 2024, at approximately 4:20 p.m., Bloomingdale police officers responded to Dick’s
Sporting Goods, located at 328 W. Army Trail Road, for a call of a retail theft that had just occurred. Following an investigation into the matter, it is alleged that Layanino entered the store, selected various items of clothing having a total retail value of more than $300, then left the store without paying for any merchandise. Bloomingdale police officers took Layanino into custody a short time later approximately one mile away.
In Layanino’s previous case, it is alleged that on June 19, 2024, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Layanino entered the Dick’s Warehouse Store, located at 2781 Aurora Ave., Naperville, selected 13 pairs of gym shoes having a total retail value of more than $300, and left the store without paying for the merchandise. Layanino’s next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 27, in front of Judge O’Connell.
Obituaries
DOROTHY J. BATOR, 92
Dorothy J. Bator, age 92, longtime Lombardian, passed away January 5, 2025, at her home.
Dorothy was the dear wife of 70 years of the late Richard L. Bator. They met at Wallace Press Group. She was the loving mom of Gary S. Bator of Maryland and Gregory (Tami) of Lombard; fond grandma of Josiah (Liza) Knight, Joy (Chris) Bennett, Cori (Tonie) Bator, Gregory D. (Skylar) Bator and Jeremy J. Marynowski; great grandma of 9 (soon to be 10); and sister of Patricia (Bob) Schmidt.
She was predeceased by her husband, the late Richard; two children, the late Kenneth J. and the late Kathleen Knight; two grandchildren, the late Alicia Bator and the late Amy Knight; and her brother the late Jay Bator.
Dorothy joined the Lombard Service League in 1980. She served as the club’s president from 1989-1991. She also served on the board in many positions in addition to President, including membership, hostess committee, secretary, treasurer, vice president and was a faithful supporter of the club fundraisers.
Outside of the Lombard Service League she was also active in Sacred Heart Parish, Green Valley PTA, Glenbard East Mother’s Club and Cub Scouts. She also was an active volunteer for many years at German-
fest, DuPage P.A.D.S. and The Outreach House.
She was an avid bowler and bridge player and was often seen biking around town.
Dorothy was a devoted wife and mother who loved her family dearly. She enjoyed travelling with Rich. Dorothy had a rich social life with many friends in Lombard and beyond.
A Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main Street, Lombard. An additional Visitation will be held on Monday, January 13, 2025, from 9:30 AM until the time of the Funeral Service at 10:00 AM, also at Brust Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Wheaton, IL.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Dorothy’s name may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 114 S. Elizabeth St., Lombard, IL 60148 or to The Outreach House, 805 S. Main St., Lombard, IL, 60148. Info: www. brustfuneralhome.com or 888-6290094.
VERNER (VERN) H. KLOTZ, 80 Vern Klotz, 80, of Lombard passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024, at home after a short illness, with his loving family by his side. Born January 8, 1944, in Riverside, CA, he was the son of the late Dr. Verner H. Klotz, Sr. and Frieda (Reipke) Klotz. Graduated from Walther Lutheran High School and Concordia Teacher’s College, River Forest. Received two master’s degrees from Central
Missouri State, Warrensburg, MO.
Taught at St. Paul’s High School and Junior College, Concordia, MO, and Concordia University Chicago.
Family was very important, and he adored his three children and their spouses, as well as 11 grandchildren.
He enjoyed handbell choir, teaching adult bible study, men’s darts, and other activities at his home church, St. John’s Lutheran in Lombard. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed gardening and playing tennis.
He leaves behind his loving wife, Carol (Waldschlagel) Klotz, son Craig (Joy) Klotz and their children Kailyn, Lauren, and Ellie; daughter Cynthia Lewerke and her children Senai (JP) Ryal, Eden, Jacob, Neve, and Tamar; and daughter Kimberly (Jamil) Webster and their children Layla, Ariya, and Eli; brother Neil (Natalia) Klotz; sisters-in-law Janet Klotz and Laura (Hank) Mohlenhoff, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Also preceding him in death were his brother, James Klotz, brother-inlaw Bob Waldschlagel, and sister-inlaw Leah Waldschlagel.
His memorial service will be on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:30am at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 215 S. Lincoln Ave, Lombard, IL. In lieu of flowers, family suggests donations to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 215 S. Lincoln Ave, Lombard or Samaritan’s Purse: Operation Christmas Child, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC or online.
DEAN R. METZ SR., 72
Dean Raymond Metz, Sr., age 72, of River Grove, passed away Jan. 2, 2025 at his home with his family by his side.
Visitation Friday, Jan. 10, from
3-7 p.m. with a Eulogy at 4:30 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Info: www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094.
SHE single mothers support group to meet Jan. 12
SHE Single Mothers Support Group Christmas Event on Sunday, Jan. 12, 12:15 p.m. at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road. We offer a complimentary lunch for all who attend, free child care (ages infants-12 years). Attend and enter a drawing for a gift card. RSVP to elmhurstcrc.org/she.
Weekend Masses: Saturday: 4 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 AM and 6 PM
Daily Masses: Monday—Friday: 6:15 and 8:15 AM Saturday: 8:15 AM
Confessions: Saturday: 3-3:45PM
Adoration: Available in Our Lady Mother of the Eucharist Chapel 24/7
Lombard, IL
630-627-2435
and Easter Services at 7 p.m.
Bible Study 9 am
“The Crucial Hours”
Second Lenten Service March 9, 2022
Ladies Bible Fellowship Mondays at 6:30 pm Wednesday Service at 7pm
Rev. David Ernest “Satan Has Asked to Sift All of You” Jerusalem Lutheran, Morton Grove Matthew 27:15-26
Third Lenten Service March 16, 2022
Rev. Paul Spaude
Adult Bible Study Wednesdays after Service Saturday, January 25, Game Night at 4 pm Everyone is Welcome! All services are live streamed. Watch on our website or on Facebook. sainttimothy.org
Court grants state’s motion to detain Bensenville man charged with carjacking couple at gunpoint at Addison movie theater
Two juvenile co-defendants will be detained until at least next court appearance
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Addison Chief of Police Roy Selvik announced last week that Judge Anne Therieau Hayes granted the state’s motion to detain pre-trial a Bensenville man charged with carjacking a couple at gunpoint at an Addison movie theater.
Jair Delgado, 19, appeared in First Appearance Court and was charged with one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm (Class X felony) and one count of armed robbery with a firearm (Class X felony).
Delgado’s co-defendants, a 17-yearold male from Bensenville and a 16-year-old male from Willowbrook, each appeared at a detention hearing earlier last week, where Judge Chantelle Porter ordered they be detained until at least their next court appearance.
Delgado is currently on pre-trial release facing charges of aggravated
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Initiatives call for safe driving, auto theft prevention and honoring service member sacrifice Preventing catalytic converter theft
New legislation makes it more difficult for thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters by requiring recyclable metal dealers keep a record of the vehicle identification number (VIN) and the catalytic converter itself.
In addition, the seller of a catalytic converter must provide a copy of the certificate of title or registration indicating ownership of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed, making it easier for law enforcement to investigate potential crimes.
Catalytic converter theft spiked 288 percent from 2020 to 2022, latest figures show.
House Bill 4589 was sponsored by
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battery in a public place (Class 3 felony).
On Sunday, Dec. 29 at approximately 7:41 p.m., the Addison Police Department responded to a call of an armed carjacking at the Marcus Cinema, located at 1555 W. Lake St. After speaking with the victims, it is alleged that one of the victims exited his vehicle, a 2014 white Infiniti, and walked around the car to open the door for the second victim, a female who was a passenger in the car. It is alleged that as the man opened the door for the passenger, he was approached by three armed males, later identified as the juveniles and Delgado. It is alleged that two of the three individuals were wearing masks and emerged from a gray Dodge Challenger parked a few spaces away. It is alleged that one of the defendants ordered the man to give him his keys and everything in his pockets. It is further alleged that one of the suspects entered
the Infiniti, pointed his gun at the female victim and that both the Infiniti and the Dodge left the parking lot.
A short time later, officers located the Infiniti eastbound on Lake Street near Villa Avenue. It is alleged that officers activated their emergency lights and sirens, but the Infiniti did not stop and ultimately made its way to eastbound I-290, where officers terminated pursuit.
At approximately 8:32 p.m., Addison officers located the Dodge traveling westbound on I-290 near Austin Boulevard. It is alleged that the Dodge exited I-290 at 17th Avenue and continued to drive with Addison and Elmhurst police officers following. It is further alleged that when officers attempted to box in the Dodge at Roosevelt Road and Harlem Avenue, the Dodge struck an unmarked squad card and continued to flee.
Police Reports
Officers successfully boxed in the Dodge at I-290 and 1st Avenue on the exit ramp and arrested the defendants at this time. The Infiniti was located, unoccupied in Maywood, approximately six minutes later.
Following the execution of a search warrant on the Dodge, authorities found one Glock handgun that had a switch to make it fully automatic and a defaced serial number, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun with an extended magazine loaded with 23 bullets and one in the chamber and a Smith & Wesson M&P 40 9mm handgun.
“The alleged armed carjacking of an innocent couple out to enjoy a movie during the holiday season put an entire community on edge,” Berlin said.
“Thanks to the outstanding follow-up work by the Addison Police Department, the third suspect in this case, Jair Delgado, is now facing serious felony
charges that carry a possible penalty of up to 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
“Violent crimes such as alleged in this case will not be tolerated in DuPage County. I thank the Addison Police Department for their efforts on this case.”
“This was an incredible effort by the Addison Investigative Division, as well as the Elmhurst Police Department,” Selvik said. “We are grateful to State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and the Assistant State’s Attorneys who have tremendously supported this case, ensuring these alleged violent offenders will be unable to victimize the community again anytime soon.”
Delgado’s next court date is scheduled for Jan 17, in front of Judge Mia McPherson. The juveniles’ next court date was scheduled for Jan. 9, in front of Judge Demetrios Panoushis.
State Rep. Jay Hoffman (113th District—Belleville) and State Sen. Michael Hastings (19th District—Frankfort).
Assisting victims of crime
Victims of vehicle theft can now apply for free replacement license plates and registration stickers if they provide a police report or affidavit showing the original.
In 2022, the most recent vehicle theft data, there were 38,649 thefts statewide, an increase of more than 10,000 cases compared to the year prior. More than 22,000 of the thefts occurred in Chicago that year, where thefts doubled compared to 2021.
Senate Bill 3471 was sponsored by State Sen. Elgie R. Sims Jr. (17th District—Chicago) and State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (92nd District—Peoria).
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he stood for—integrity, service, and pride. Trooper Carns will remain in our hearts and in our sacred work of protecting public safety and pursuing justice.”
Trooper Carns entered the ISP Academy on Nov. 10, 2013, as part of Cadet Class 123, and graduated on May 2, 2014. In 2022, Trooper Carns received the Violent Crime Expressway Ribbon for his work in helping combat gun violence and interstate shootings. He was assigned to Troop 3.
Trooper Carns was a passionate public servant who will be remembered for his unparalleled dedication to his city, community, and state.
Around 9:42 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, Trooper Carns observed debris in a lane on southbound I-55 just north of Blodgett Road near Channahon. He turned on his emergency lights and pulled over to the right shoulder.
Trooper Carns exited his vehicle and was removing debris from the road when he was struck by a Chevrolet Silverado driven by John Fleet. Trooper Carns was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, where at approximately 10:45 p.m., he succumbed to his injuries.
Trooper Carns was 35 years old and served 11 years as an officer with the ISP. He is survived by his wife Meghan, children Gray and Ally, parents Patti and Danny Carns, and siblings Chad Carns, Erica (Carns) Raciak, and Elyssa Carns.
On Dec. 24, 2024, the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office approved a Scott’s Law charge (Class 4 felony) against Fleet. ISP also issued Fleet multiple Illinois Vehicle Code citations.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Trooper Clay Carns Memorial fund.
The Villa Park Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Juveniles age 17 or younger are not named.
Dec. 24
A complainant in the 100 block of N. Charles reported they were battered by a subject.
A complainant at a store in the 1-100 block of E. North reported an unknown subject removed items displayed for sale from the store without paying for the items.
A complainant in the 600 block of N. Princeton reported items missing from their home after a Christmas party at 11:28 p.m.
A complainant near W. St. Charles and Addison reported at 11:50 p.m. that a subject pointed a gun at the complainant while driving.
Dec. 23
A complainant at an auto dealership in the 200 block of E. North reported that a subject was driving recklessly in the parking lot, which kicked up rocks and damaged the paint on the complainant’s vehicle.
A 43-year-old homeless female was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 400 block of W. North at 9:26 p.m.
Dec. 22
Fredy Ernesto Elias Baires, 42, of Glendale Heights, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer, DUI, endangering the life or health or a child and no insurance in the 300 block of W. North at 2:28 a.m.
A complainant in the 300 block of E. Pine reported that a subject has been harassing them via phone.
A complainant at a store in the 200 block of W. North reported they were the victim of a theft.
A complainant in the 300 block
of N. Ardmore reported having a disagreement with subject over a parking spot. The subject reportedly pushed the complainant.
Dec. 21
Angel L. Casas, 20, of Rolling Meadows, was charged with reckless driving in the 200 block of E. North at 9:26 p.m.
Dec. 20
A 20-year-old Lombard man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 300 block of W. North at 6:25 p.m.
A 26-year-old Chicago, man was charged with two counts of domestic battery at a hotel in the 1-100 block of W. Roosevelt at 11:47 p.m.
A complainant at a restaurant in the 200 block of E. North reported at 11:37 p.m. that a subject made a threatening gesture. The subject was gone upon an officer’s arrival.
Dec. 19
Jaime Acosta Perez, 46, of Villa Park, was charged with aggravated DUI, DUI, driving while license suspended, driving a vehicle on a sidewalk and resisting or obstructing a police officer near E. Harrison and S. Ardmore at 4:15 p.m.
Dec. 18
A complainant at a gas station in the 300 block of E. North reported that a subject pumped gas into a vehicle and left without paying.
A complainant in the 1-100 block of E. Van Buren reported they’ve been speaking with a subject online, and that the subject had made concerning comments.
A complainant at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 reported that a subject attempted a retail theft and was issued a trespass warning as a result.
Dec. 17
Mark F. Fisher, 70, of Villa Park, was charged with reckless conduct/ causing bodily harm or endangering safety in the 1-100 block of N. Michigan at 5 p.m.
A 20-year-old Villa Park woman was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 100 block of N. Cornell at 11:21 a.m.
Dec. 16
A complainant in the 300 block of W. North reported at 11:33 a.m. that a subject battered them.
A complainant in the 300 block of E. Maple reported that a subject damaged a door.
Dec. 15
Matthew M. Kish, 38, of Addison, was charged with DUI and driving a vehicle on a sidewalk in the 100 block of W. St. Charles at 8:10 p.m.
A complainant in the 200 block of E. Vermont reported that a subject damaged their vehicle.
Dec. 14
Nemias Jimenez Cruz, 21, of West Chicago, was charged with DUI, no valid license/permit, driving too fast for conditions or failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, not driving on the right side of a four-lane road and no insurance near W. North and N. Addison at 11:40 p.m.
Gerardo Yepez, 37, of Westchester, was charged with DUI, driving while license suspended/revoked, operating a vehicle with canceled, suspended or revoked Illinois registration, failure to yield from a private road or drive and no insurance near N. Princeton and W. Wildfire.
Dec. 12
A 41-year-old Villa Park man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 500 block of W. Terrace at 11:51 p.m.
A complainant at a suite in the 300 block of E. Roosevelt reported several items have been moved within their room.
Identity theft, fraud
According to information provided by the Villa Park Police Department, police reported one incident of identity theft or fraud in the village between Dec. 18 and Dec. 24.
Jair Delgado
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58. One that feeds on bugs
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Worried about grid reliability, state officials seek to boost renewables, energy storage
Lawmakers and advocates rush to avert a crisis as prices and demand spike
By Andrew Adams CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
When you flip the switch, the lights come on.
But in Illinois, after years of sweeping reforms to the energy industry and growing demand for electricity, that premise is coming into question.
Several experts—including those involved in crafting the state’s energy reform, current and former regulators, and those in the renewable energy industry—are warning that prices will spike this summer and rolling blackouts could become necessary in the coming years. That is, unless the state takes action to make sure enough electricity is available—in the right place and at the right times of day.
“If we don’t continue finding other ways of energy—making sure we can store it in some way—we’re going to see that supply and demand kind of thing,” Rep. Barbara Hernandez, an Aurora Democrat and sponsor of a bill to incentivize energy storage, told Capitol News Illinois. “We’ll see a lot of demand, but the supply will not be there and it’s going to create a lot of blackouts in our communities. But also, our families are going to be paying the price and we’re going to see an increase in utilities.”
Several factors contribute to the concern over the grid’s future. A growing number of data centers in the U.S. and in Illinois are demanding massive amounts of energy. The state’s fossil fuel industry is, by design, in decline. And backlogs at regional grid operators have delayed renewable electricity generation from coming online.
The state also isn’t bringing renewable en-
ergy online quickly enough, according to a lead sponsor of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act—Gov. JB Pritzker’s marquee climate legislation that seeks to decarbonize the state’s electric grid by 2045.
“We in Illinois are behind on our goals for renewable generation,” Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, told Capitol News Illinois.
Lawmakers, meanwhile, are hurriedly working to find solutions that could be rolled out quickly to keep electricity reliable and affordable.
A short lame duck legislative session that was planned for Jan. 4-7 could become an energy policy battleground with long-term consequences. But the tight timeline could cause the legislative process to drag into Springfield’s regular session as a new General Assembly was sworn in Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Illinois’ renewable energy plan
In 2021, state lawmakers passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA, a sweeping regulatory reform that advocates hailed as a nation-leading effort to transition the state off fossil fuels while boosting the economy and protecting consumers.
But three years in, the state is struggling to keep up with its goals to bring new renewable energy online as fossil fuel plant owners reconsider their future in a state that’s looking to fully phase out carbon emissions by 2045.
Coal-fired electricity generation fell from 46 percent of the state’s portfolio in 2009 to 15
See GRID, Page 14
The launch of Amtrak’s Borealis service from St. Paul, Minn., to Chicago in May proved to be a success, reaching the 100,000-customer mark by late October.
Sponsored by Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, the trains offer coach and business class accommodations as well as other rider accommodations to pair with views of the Mississippi River.
Multimodalism at work
In the Metro East, last May marked the opening of a new administration building for Madison County Transit, a $14.7 million investment via Rebuild Illinois. The new 26,416-square-foot building in Pontoon Beach replaced four aging structures.
A new $15 million public safety building opened in July to serve riders throughout St. Clair County and the entire Metrolink system. The Emerson Park Transit Center in East St. Louis accommodates St. Clair County Metrolink Sheriff’s deputies, a transit operations control center and the St. Clair County dispatch center.
In October, IDOT announced seven airports as “Airports of the Year,” celebrating the accomplishments of aviation in Illinois. Peoria’s Gen. Wayne A. Downing International Airport won for Primary Airport of the Year.
Awards
“Connecting Illinois via HighSpeed Rail” was a Top 12 finalist for project of the year in the annual
America’s Transportation Awards. The $2 billion project upgraded the corridor, increasing train speeds from 79 mph to 110 mph and improving multiple stations and rail crossings. It marked the fifth time in the past seven years that IDOT has been a finalist for the national project of the year.
The Office of Communications won a record number of awards at American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Committee on Transportation Communications in September.
The awards in the yearly skills competition are given for excellence in transportation communication.
The IDOT team, with five wins, took home the top prize in all but one of the categories entered, including top communications campaign, publication of the year, photo of the year, best creative use of social media and best external publication.
Initiatives
Illinois infrastructure received a boost from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In 2024, a combined $290.9 million in grants was awarded to the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program, the largest award in its history. The award will be matched by the other partners to leverage a total public-private investment of $485.3 million to accelerate improvements to the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project, considered the linchpin of CREATE.
Work to create a network of fixed monuments referred to as Continuously Operating Reference Stations began over the summer, with installations in Litchfield, Petersburg and Jacksonville. The stations will serve as reliable reference points to continuously record and transmit 3D location data to satellites and other receivers in the area, enabling them to
determine their position with greater precision. When installations are complete, there will be approximately 70 sites statewide, forming a spatial network that connects to a Global Navigation Satellite System.
On World EV Day last May, Pritzker announced $25.3 million in grants to build charging stations along interstate corridors through the initial round of funding made available from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. A total of 37 projects throughout the state were chosen in this first round of NEVI funding, which will facilitate the construction of 182 new charging ports and advance Gov. Pritzker’s commitment to make the state an industry leader and fight climate change by putting a million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030.
A new “It’s Not a Game” campaign launched this year, leveraging the influence of college athletes to spread critical safety messages to their peers. Thirty-five student athletes from Illinois schools used their social media platforms to address impaired driving and pedestrian safety.
A number of economic development program grants were distributed to help communities throughout the state connect and improve to new jobs. In Mattoon, $2 million helped the city construct new roads or up-
Coming events
Chamber board installation luncheon Jan. 16
Join the Lombard Chamber Jan. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the 2025 January Board Installation Luncheon, as we celebrate and support our newly installed and returning board members for 2025, at the Westin Chicago Lombard, 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard. Visit lombardchamber.com for details.
grade existing roads to the Emerald Acres Sports Connection, an $80 million complex scheduled for completion in 2025.
A $1.5 million grant aided Peru in constructing Master Builders Way, a road leading to a new GAF roofing manufacturing plant that opened in an industrial park near I-80.
Commitment
to diversity
In 2024, IDOT exceeded its aspirational goal of 20.27 percent for participation of firms in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, highlighting the commitment to diversify the state’s contracting community and level the playing field for Illinois businesses wishing to take part in highway projects. By reaching a 20.33 percent participation mark, IDOT surpassed its DBE goal for the first time in at least 15 years.
A new DBE resource center opened in Shorewood as part of Pritzker’s directive to include small, local businesses on the I-80 reconstruction project. Furnished with a computer lab and office equipment, the resource center will act as a free one-stop shop offering one-on-one assistance for firms that want to become certified DBEs and learn about contracting opportunities in the area.
Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 9-11:30 a.m. Visit ww.scarce.org for more information.
GPS program Jan. 15
Come learn about SCARCE and all that we do. Get a behind-the-scenes tour of our facility at 800 S Rohlwing Road in Addison. They will also accept holiday lights year-round for recycling. Drop-off hours: Tuesday -
The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present “What Happened to You; A Shift from ‘What is Wrong with You?’” with Bruce Perry, M.D., at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, via Zoom. Perry is the principal of the Neurosequential Network and a professor in the departments of psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Go to the GPS Parent Series website www.gpsparentseries.org for information and the links to these webinars. Continuing professional development units are available for this program.
HELPFUL TIP: Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating. Call (630) 723-2589 with eligibility questions.
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percent in 2023 due to tightening emissions regulations and economic pressures according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
About one-third of the total drop in coal capacity occurred in 2022 alone.
Natural gas-powered generation increased over that period, reaching an all-time high last year, but those plants will also be subject to closure over the next two decades.
CEJA’s aim was to replace fossil fuels with renewables by incentivizing investment in wind and solar. But regulators now worry that the pool of money that funds that transition could soon fall short.
Illinois requires electric utilities
Coming events
Christ the King to host blood drive Jan. 11
Christ the King Catholic ChurchParish Center, 1501 S. Main St., Lombard, will be hosting a blood drive Saturday, Jan. 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments appreciated; walk-ins welcome. Donors will receive a T shirt while supplies last. To schedule, go to www.versiti.org/IL, load the Versiti Donor app or call (800) 7TO-GIVE.
GPS program Jan. 16
The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host Donna Jackson Nakazawa in a program titled “The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal: A Workshop for Parents” at noon and 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, via Zoom. Nakazawa is an award-winning science journalist, author of seven books and
to supply a minimum percentage of customer demand with renewable energy. The Illinois Power Agency purchases this electricity at “procurement events” using a complex system of financial instruments such as “renewable energy credits.” It tracks its progress through what’s known as the renewable portfolio standard, or RPS.
The RPS is funded by Illinois utility customers through a charge on their monthly bills. Utilities then use the money collected from this charge to purchase renewable energy credits.
The state’s next benchmark is to have 40 percent of electricity sales
an internationally recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology and human emotion. Go to the GPS Parent Series website www.gpsparentseries.org for information and the links to these webinars. Continuing professional development units are available for this program.
Genealogy club meeting Jan. 27
On Jan. 27 at 7 p.m., join the Helen Plum Library Genealogy Club for a roundtable discussion to share your research findings, hear success stories from other members and seek solutions to brick walls. This program will be in-person and held in the Conference Room (2nd floor). Registration required. Call 630-6270316 or visit helenplum.org.
come from renewable sources by 2030. As of last October, the RPS was less than halfway to meeting that mark, although there is still time for the state to back new developments to meet that goal.
IPA Director Brian Granahan said while the RPS’ funding is sufficient for now, it could fall short in the near future.
“We face substantial uncertainty past 2026,” Granahan told Capitol News Illinois.
The IPA’s most recent forecast shows the RPS facing a potential budget shortfall by mid-2027, based on its long-term renewable procurement plan. By 2039, the RPS has a projected budget shortfall of $3.13 billion. This “uncertainty” over the future of the RPS budget has several causes, including forecasted increases in the price of renewable energy credits. Increased demand for electricity also contributes to higher projected costs in the RPS budget.
Energy storage
Illinois lawmakers, energy industry groups and consumer advocates are looking to address another well-established problem with renewable energy—its intermittent nature.
Because solar and wind generation cannot be turned on or off at times of high demand—like natural gas or coal plants—they often generate electricity at the “wrong” times of day. Solar, for example, stops generating electricity in the evening and at night, but the peak daily demand often comes as people return home from work.
“Not all megawatts are created
equal,” Pruitt said. “A megawatt that’s delivered at 2 in the morning does not have the same value as a megawatt that’s delivered at 3 in the afternoon.”
One proposal would implement new incentives for building largescale batteries at either the consumer or power plant scale to store electricity generated by renewables and make its availability more regular.
Bills from Cunningham and Hernandez would require state agencies to treat energy storage similarly to renewable energy. That includes authorizing the IPA to solicit energy storage developments and requiring the Illinois Commerce Commission and large utilities to develop plans for integrating storage into existing power systems.
Renewable energy groups and others interested in addressing climate change have urged quick action to prop up the nascent industry.
A study from Pruitt’s consulting firm—which was supported by several clean energy trade groups— found that “immediate action is required” to allow time for new energy storage to be built before existing power plants go dark over the next 20 years. That study also found that while there would be upfront costs for electric customers in the first few years, it would save money in the long term.
A Union of Concerned Scientists report from November recommended that Illinois act quickly to get at least 3,000 megawatts of storage online by 2030 to reduce the risk of forcing the state to import fossil fuel-generated energy from other states.
“Across all scenarios, Illinois requires substantial energy storage development to meet long-term CEJA decarbonization goals,” the report found.
Hernandez said she’d like to see such a bill move in the lame duck session. Cunningham echoed that sentiment but left the door open to the issue taking longer to resolve.
“It’s definitely something we’ll try to address in lame duck, but if not, it’s something that will be top of list in the regular session,” Cunningham said.
Pritzker pumped the brakes on a lame duck energy package in mid-December, telling reporters there “isn’t currently some bill that’s being put together” that would address a broad range of energy issues.
But the governor did signal support for energy storage legislation and a spokesperson later clarified Pritzker is aware of a smaller bill that is likely to come up in January.
“I think that would be an important topic for us to take up,” the governor said of battery storage.
Moving electricity around
The complex process of moving electricity from one place to another, and the federal regulators who coordinate that process, have also complicated CEJA’s rollout.
When electricity is needed, it must be moved from a power plant, solar farm or storage facility to its end user—like a household or factory. As new generation projects come online, new transmission lines must be built, like roads going to and from a freshly developed neighborhood.
Sports
Broncos push winning streak to four games with victory at Lisle
Sansone scores 18 points in team’s first game of 2025; Bagley makes four 3-point shots and adds 15 points in win over Lions
The Montini Catholic boys basketball team won two games last week to raise its overall season record to 9-6.
On Monday, Dec. 30, the Broncos completed play at the IC Catholic Prep/Westmont Christmas Classic with a 52-40 victory over Providence St. Mel. Five days later, Montini traveled to Lisle High School and crushed the Lions 69-42.
After opening the IC Catholic Prep/Westmont holiday event with a narrow loss, the Broncos reeled off three straight wins to earn a fifthplace finish in the 12-team tournament.
Montini started the event with a 45-42 loss to Chicago’s Taft High School in a Dec. 23 game at Westmont High School. The Broncos then posted a 54-49 win over Unity Christian Academy of South Holland in a Dec. 26 contest in Westmont. Two days later, Montini pounded the Westmont Sentinels 51-21 in a Dec. 28 game on the Sentinels’ home court.
The Broncos closed out the holiday tournament with their Dec. 30 victory over Providence St. Mel at IC Catholic Prep in Elmhurst. Montini held a 13-3 lead after one quarter. The Broncos’ lead stood at 29-19 at halftime and 41-27 at the end of the third quarter.
Senior Drew Church made eight baskets, including one 3-point field goal, to provide a team-high 17 points for Montini in its win over Providence St. Mel. Junior Robert Sansone made four shots from 3-point range to contribute 12 points for the Broncos. Sansone made two of his 3-point baskets in the second quarter. He drained two more 3-point shots in the third quarter.
Junior Colt Ashton added six points in Montini’s victory over Providence St. Mel. Seniors Max Bell and Jake Maquet supplied five points each. Senior Dillon Bagley, junior Angelo DeSensi and junior Michael Kavanagh tallied two points each, while junior Jason Henderson scored one point with a fourth-quarter free throw.
Montini led Lisle 13-8 after one quarter of Saturday evening’s game on the Lions’ home court. Sansone scored 13 points in the second quar-
ter to help the Broncos to a 33-18 halftime lead. Sansone sank a 3-point shot in the closing seconds of the first half to give his team its 15-point halftime advantage. Montini owned a 47-32 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Bagley launched and made a 3-point shot to give the Broncos a 5638 lead with four minutes left in Saturday’s game. Twenty seconds later, Bell connected on a 3-point shot to extend Montini’s lead to 59-38.
Sansone made three 3-point shots and scored a team-high 18 points in Saturday’s win, which extended the Broncos’ winning streak to four games. Bagley drained four 3-point shots—one in each quarter—and provided 15 points. Kavanagh scored eight of his 10 points during the fourth quarter. DeSensi delivered six of his eight points during the fourth quarter. Church and Ashton contributed five points each. Bell added three points with his 3-point basket in the final quarter. Henderson and junior Kenny Hines scored two points each, while Maquet provided one point.
According to Montini coach Adam DeMong, this season’s team is more productive than the 2023-24 squad.
“If you look statistically at where we’re at, compared to last year, we’re much better defensively,” said DeMong after Saturday’s win at Lisle. “We’re actually a lot better offensively. I think we score at the rim better. We handle the ball better. We share it a little bit better. We’re just kind of a scrappy, tough team with a lot of timely shooting, and we didn’t have that last year. We didn’t make the right basket at the right time, and this year we’re doing a much better job of that.”
DeMong said that while Sansone, Church and Bagley have been the team’s three main scorers this season, several other players have contributed to the team’s 9-6 start.
“I like our team,” DeMong stated. “We have a lot of options if somebody doesn’t have it that day.”
The Broncos’ season continues with this week’s home games against St. Edward and St. Francis. Montini will face the Spartans of St. Francis this Friday in Lombard.
Chris Fox photos Rock Valley Publishing Montini Catholic High School’s boys basketball team ran its winning streak to four games with Saturday’s 69-42 victory over the Lisle Lions in Lisle. The Broncos improved their overall season record to 9-6 with Saturday’s win. Montini junior Robert Sansone (No. 4 - above left) made three 3-point shots and scored a team-high 18 points in his team’s triumph in Lisle. Senior Dillon Bagley (No. 3 - above right) sank four 3-point shots—one in each quarter—and scored 15 points in the Broncos’ win over the Lions. Junior Michael Kavanagh (No. 24 - below left) contributed 10 points. Junior Angelo DeSensi (No. 22 - below right) added eight points. Montini will play a home game against St. Francis this Friday.
Rams conclude holiday tournament with victory
Marynowski scores 20 points in win over Timothy Christian
Glenbard East’s boys basketball team raised its overall season record to 7-6 with last week’s 74-52 win over Timothy Christian at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at York High School in Elmhurst. After losing their first three games at York’s 32-team holiday tournament, the Rams concluded their appearance in the 2024 event with their Dec. 30 victory over Timothy Christian.
The Trojans took an early 7-0 lead over Glenbard East. The Rams trimmed Timothy Christian’s lead to 15-13 by the end of the first quarter. Glenbard East held a 29-26 lead by halftime. The Rams outscored the Trojans 27-17 in the third quarter to take a 56-43 lead with eight minutes to play.
Glenbard East’s lead stood at 38-35 in the middle of the third quarter. The Rams then delivered
an 11-0 run to build a 49-35 advantage. Senior Devin Kraft began the 11-point burst by making two free throws. Junior Danny Snyder added a basket to raise Glenbard East’s lead to 42-35. A 3-point play from junior Jacob Marynowski pushed the Rams’ lead to 45-35. Junior Sam Walton then contributed an inside basket to give Glenbard East a 47-35 lead. A field goal by Marynowski completed the Rams’
11-0 run.
Marynowski made eight of 11 attempts from the field and scored a team-leading 20 points for the Rams in their win over Timothy Christian. Snyder, who drained a pair of shots from 3-point range, contributed 17 points. Kraft added 14 points, while Walton, who made all six of his attempts from the field, supplied 12 points. Junior Muhammad Musleh scored four
points for the Rams. His brother, junior Abdul Musleh, provided three points. Juniors Brandon Johnson and Norman Loechel scored two points each. The Rams faced Elmwood Park in an Upstate Eight Conference East Division game earlier this week in Lombard. Glenbard East’s season continues with this Saturday’s non-division game at Lincoln-Way Central.
Three straight losses send Warriors’ season record to 5-8
Willowbrook drops a 62-60 decision to Buffalo Grove at the MSL/WSC Challenge
The Willowbrook boys basketball team suffered three straight losses last week. The Warriors’ overall season record dropped to 5-8 with those three losses.
On Monday, Dec. 30, Willowbrook played its fourth and final game at the IC Catholic Prep/Westmont Christmas Classic, losing a 78-65 decision to Unity Christian Academy of South Holland. The Warriors won their first two games at the holiday tournament, but lost their next two games and placed fourth in the 12-team event.
Rams fall to 9-9 after losing to Palatine
Nee scores a team-high 13 points in Glenbard East’s loss at the Grow the Game Showcase
The Glenbard East girls basketball team faced Palatine in Saturday’s contest that was part of the Grow the Game Showcase at Elk Grove High School. Palatine defeated the Rams 53-29 in the first of the day’s four games in Elk Grove Village.
Glenbard East’s overall season record dropped to 9-9 after Saturday’s loss.
The Grow the Game Showcase, which features teams with female head coaches, included games at multiple sites on Friday and Saturday.
Palatine led the Rams 10-7 after one quarter of Saturday’s game. Glenbard East held a 23-21 halftime lead over the Pirates. Palatine outscored the Rams 19-4 in the third
Willowbrook’s
quarter to build a 40-27 lead with eight minutes to play.
Freshman Olivia Nee scored a team-leading 13 points for Glenbard East in Saturday’s loss to Palatine. Nee scored nine points in the second quarter by sinking four field goals, including one shot from 3-point range.
Sophomore Lilly Carver added eight points for the Rams. Four Glenbard East players—senior Veronica Witt, senior Erin Brown, senior Taylour Hodges and sophomore Teagan Murphy—scored two points each. Hodges provided the team’s only two points of the fourth quarter.
The Rams’ season continues with this week’s road games at Elmwood Park, South Elgin and Riverside Brookfield.
athletic
department transitions to cashless payment system for home sporting events
School encourages families to buy the $50 Activity Pass, which covers a family’s entry into most athletic events, as well as plays and other select events
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, the Willowbrook High School Athletic Department transitioned to a new payment method, which will provide a more streamlined and efficient system and experience for spectators of the school’s athletic events.
As of Jan. 1, the school will no longer accept cash payments for admission into home sporting events. Willowbrook has partnered with GoFan digital ticketing to allow spectators (home and away) to pre-purchase their tickets or buy them at the ticket booth. Through GoFan, the following payment methods are available:
• Credit card
• Debit card
• Apple Pay
• Google Pay
The admission rates will be $5 for adults (including a $1 credit card processing fee); $3 for students without a District 88 school ID (including the $1 fee) and $3 for senior citizens without a District 88 Senior Gold Card (including the $1 fee).
Junior Otis Powell scored a team-leading 30 points for the Warriors in their loss to Unity Christian Academy at IC Catholic Prep in Elmhurst. Powell scored 11 of his team’s 14 first-quarter points. He scored all 11 of the team’s second-quarter points and added eight more points in the third quarter.
Junior Jaylen Griffin scored 19 points for Willowbrook in its Dec. 30 loss. Griffin scored all 19 of his points in the second half.
Senior Mark Murrell added seven points for the Warriors in their loss to Unity Christian Academy. Senior Jesus Gomez added five points, while junior Matthew Ciesinski provided four points.
Unity Christian Academy led the Warriors 19-14 after one quarter, 4425 at halftime and 63-43 after three quarters.
The Warriors’ season continued with a 79-41 loss at Hoffman Estates on Friday, Jan. 3. Hoffman Estates held a 21-19 lead at the end of the first
quarter. The Hawks extended their lead to 40-27 at halftime and 65-37 after three quarters.
Powell scored 14 points for Willowbrook in Friday’s loss. Griffin provided 12 points, while Murrell supplied eight points. Senior KJ Rhodes and sophomore Michael Garner added four and three points, respectively.
The Warriors faced Buffalo Grove in Saturday’s game at the Mid-Suburban League (MSL)/West Suburban Conference (WSC) Challenge. Playing on their home court, the Bison of Buffalo Grove edged Willowbrook 62-60.
Buffalo Grove led the Warriors 20-14 after one quarter and 33-26 at halftime. Willowbrook cut the Bison’s lead to 44-43 by the end of the third quarter.
Powell scored a team-leading 20 points in Saturday’s loss to Buffalo Grove. Murrell provided 17 points, while Griffin scored 15 points. Ciesinski and junior Antwain Walker provided four points each.
Ciesinski’s rebound and basket cut the Bison’s lead to 60-56 with about 25 seconds to play. Walker made two free throws with 22 seconds on the clock to trim Buffalo Grove’s lead to 60-58. Buffalo Grove missed several free throws in the closing seconds, but the Bison grabbed rebounds after two of those missed free throws. Buffalo Grove made one free throw with 11.6 seconds left to take a 61-58 lead.
Ciesinski made two free throws with 10.9 seconds on the clock to drop the Bison’s lead to 61-60. Buffalo Grove then made one of two free throws with 8.3 seconds to play to take its 62-60 lead. The Warriors proceeded to bring the ball down the court with a chance to tie the game or take a lead, but they turned the ball over with about four seconds left in the game. Willowbrook’s season continues with this week’s games against York and Proviso East. The Warriors will face Proviso East in this Friday’s West Suburban Gold Conference battle in Villa Park.
Admission is free for District 88 students with a school ID and District 88 Senior Gold Card members. Tickets for Willowbrook home athletic events can be bought online at www.dupage88.net/WBAthleticTickets.
Willowbrook strongly encourages families to buy the $50 Activity Pass at https://dupage88.revtrak.net/ wbhs-activity-pass. This pass covers a family’s entry into most athletic events, plays and other selected events at the school that require an entrance fee.
For athletics, the only time an Activity Pass is invalid is for Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Series events.
Senior citizens (age 65 and older) who live within District 88’s boundaries can enjoy the benefits of District 88’s free Senior Gold Card. With the card, they can experience athletic events, musical performances and more at Willowbrook for free. To sign up for the Senior Gold Card, or for more details, visit www. dupage88.net/SeniorGoldCard.
Special award at Montini Catholic
Montini Catholic High School commemorated the life of a special member of its family during the fall of 2024. On Oct. 18, Montini’s football team played its annual charity game benefiting the Johnathan Weiger Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of Montini’s Class of 2015 member and football player Johnny Weiger. Johnny Weiger joined Montini as a freshman in the 2011-12 school year. He was diagnosed with leukemia during his freshman year, and he passed away at the age of 15 on Nov. 4, 2012, during his sophomore year. Weiger’s jersey number—76—was retired in 2023. As a tribute to Weiger, Montini’s football players have worn special uniforms each year at what has been called the Broncos’ annual “Spirit of 76” game. The school’s “Spirit of 76” Award pays tribute to Weiger and the positive impact he had on his teammates and peers. Before the kickoff of Montini’s home game on Oct. 18, 2024, the Weiger family presented senior Jimmy Fitzpatrick of Lombard with the “Spirit of 76” Award. The Weiger family presents the special award each year to a unique member of the Broncos’ football team. With help from staff members and coaches, the family chooses the player who receives the award. “Jimmy is a great example of a Montini student who embodies all of the attributes that Johnny Weiger exhibited in his short time at Montini,” said Mike Bukovsky—the school’s head football coach—while speaking about Fitzpatrick. “He is a multiple sport athlete, with an outstanding GPA, and is a tremendous role model to everyone in our Bronco community. Jimmy demonstrates a strong commitment to his faith and an outstanding character in everything he does.” Fitzpatrick (No. 80) is pictured with the Weiger family before the Oct. 18 contest. Johnny’s parents—Karl and Fran Weiger—are in the center of the photo. Montini defeated St. Ignatius 28-7 in the Oct. 18 game in Lombard. The Broncos went on to win the 2024 IHSA Class 3A state championship. Montini defeated Monticello 49-8 in the title contest on Nov. 29. The Broncos completed their 2024 season with a 12-2 record.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BENSENVILLE, DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room at Village Hall, 12 South Center Street, Bensenville, IL 60106, to consider the adoption of an ordinance creating the South Industrial Special Service Area to fund necessary repairs to Arthur Court, Entry Drive, William Street, Judson Street, James Street, and Bernice Drive (to Ferrari Drive), including full reconstruction of the roadways, installation of new concrete curbs and gutters, installation of new concrete driveway aprons, installation of new and repaired concrete sidewalks, replacement of pavement subbase, installation of new reinforced concrete pavement, improvements to storm sewers, replacement of existing watermain and services, lining of the sanitary sewer mains, and replacement of street lighting to benefit the residents, property owners, visitors, and other members of the public who utilize those roadways. The South Industrial Special Service Area would contain the following properties (the “Property”):
Parcel No Address PIN
1 301 ARTHUR CT, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
2 133 BERNICE DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
LEGAL NOTICE
LOT 2 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 588.18 FEET THEREOF) IN WHITE PINES
CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 5
PIN: 03-26-200-005
Address: 1040 Entry Dr., Bensenville, IL 60106
SHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 11
PIN: 03-26-208-010
Address: 201 W. Grand Ave., Bensenville, IL 60106
03-26-102-024
03-26-201-022
3 1001 ENTRY DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-013
4 1035 ENTRY DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
5 1040 ENTRY DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
6 1045 ENTRY DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
7 1077 ENTRY DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
8 1100 ENTRY DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
03-26-201-018
03-26-200-005
03-26-201-019
03-26-201-020
03-26-208-006
9 1117 ENTRY DR, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-021
10 133 W GRAND AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
11 201 W GRAND AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
03-26-204-023
03-26-208-010
12 205 W GRAND AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-208-009
13 233 W GRAND AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-036
14 333 W GRAND AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-037
15 313 W GRAND AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
03-26-102-035
16 201 JAMES ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-008
17 221 JAMES ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-007
18 222 JAMES ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-208-005
19 225 JAMES ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-011
20 227 JAMES ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-010
21 230 JAMES ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-208-013
22 240 JAMES ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-208-015
23 1000 JUDSON ST, UNIT GA, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-001
24 1000 JUDSON ST, UNIT GB, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-004
25 1000 JUDSON ST, UNIT 1A, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-002
26 1000 JUDSON ST, UNIT 1B, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-005
27 1000 JUDSON ST, UNIT 2A, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-003
28 1000 JUDSON ST, UNIT 2B, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-006
29 1010 JUDSON ST, UNIT GA, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-007
30 1010 JUDSON ST, UNIT GB, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-010
31 1010 JUDSON ST, UNIT 1A, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-008
32 1010 JUDSON ST, UNIT 1B, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-011
33 1010 JUDSON ST, UNIT 2A, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-009
34 1010 JUDSON ST, UNIT 2B, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-108-012
35 1020 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-008
36 1030 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-009
37 1040 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-010
38 1050 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-011
39 1051 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-015
40 1060 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-012
41 1070 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-013
42 1071 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-009
43 1080 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-014
44 1090 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-015
45 1100 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-016
46 1110 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-017
47 1120 JUDSON ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-102-018
48 201 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-024
49 215 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-030
50 219 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-034
51 221 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-033
52 222 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-014
53 225 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-031
54 226 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-200-013
55 230 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
56 233 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
03-26-200-016
03-26-201-035
57 245 WILLIAM ST, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 03-26-201-025
which are legally described, as follows:
PARCEL 1
PIN: 03-26-102-024
Address: 301 W. Arthur Ct., Bensenville, IL 60106
LOT 1 IN GRAND - CHURCH SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 22, 1989 AS DOCUMENT R89-161527, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2
PIN: 03-26-201-023
Address: 133 W. Bernice Dr., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE SOUTH 200 FEET (EXCEPT THE WEST 183 FEET THEREOF) OF LOT 2 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH,
RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 3
PIN: 03-26-201-013
Address: 1001 Entry Dr., Bensenville, IL
60106
LOT 1 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 4
PIN: 03-26-201-018
Address: 1035 Entry Dr., Bensenville, IL
60106
THE EASTERLY 200.00 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 7 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 6
PIN: 03-2603-26-201-019
Address: 1045 Entry Dr., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE SOUTH 588.2 FEET EXCLUDING THE SOUTH 400 FEET THEREOF OF LOT 2 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 7
PIN: 03-26-201-020
Address: 1077 Entry Dr., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE SOUTH 400.0 FEET (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 200.0 FEET THEREOF) OF LOT 2 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 8
PIN: 03-26-208-006
Address: 1100 Entry Dr., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EAST 200.0 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF OF LOT 9 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 9
PIN: 03-26-201-021
Address: 1117 Entry Dr., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE WEST 183.0 FEET OF THE SOUTH 200.0 FEET OF LOT 2 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH ½ OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 10
PIN: 03-26-204-023
Address: 133 W. Grand Ave., Bensenville, IL 60106
LOT 3 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWN-
THE EASTERLY 165 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE (EXCEPT THE NORTH 65 FEET) OF LOT 4 OF WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977, AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 12
PIN: 03-26-208-009
Address: 205 W. Grand Ave., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 414.0 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE (EXCLUDING THAT PARCEL DESCRIBED AS THE EASTERLY 165.0 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE EXCEPT THE NORTH 65.0 FEET) OF LOT 4 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 13
PIN: 03-26-102-036
Address: 233 W. Grand Ave., Bensenville, IL 60106
LOT 3 IN ROESCH SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 3,2015, AS DOCUMENT R201601 0436, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 14
PIN: 03-26-102-037
Address: 333 W. Grand Ave., Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: LOTS 2. 4 AND 5 IN GRAND-CHURCH SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 22, 1989 AS DOCUMENT R89-161527, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: LOT 4 (EXCEPT THE EAST 955.63 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE THEREOF) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 3: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED BY BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTER LINE OF GRAND AVENUE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF CHURCH ROAD; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST, ON THE CENTER LINE OF CHURCH ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 839.32 FEET TO A POINT 787.32 FEET (AS MEASURED ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF CHURCH ROAD) SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH
88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 183 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE CENTERLINE OF CHURCH ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 618.82 FEET TO A POINT WHICH IS 168.5 FEET (AS MEASURED WITH THE CENTER LINE OF CHURCH ROAD) SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 345.7 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 168.5 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 324.42 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, A DISTANCE OF 595.13 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF GRAND AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST, ON THE CENTERLINE OF GRAND AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 854.21 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THAT PART FALLING IN GRAND-CHURCH SUBDIVISION RECORDED DECEMBER 26, 1989 AS DOCUMENT R89-161527 AND ALSO EXCEPTING THAT PART TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDINGS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN CONDEMNATION CASE NO. C68- 820, AND ALSO EXCEPTING THAT PART THEREOF DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH LINE OF GRAND AVENUE AS DESCRIBED BY CONDEMNATION CASE C68-820 WITH A LINE 33.0 FEET EAST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE CENTERLINE OF CHURCH ROAD; THENCE NORTH ON SAID LINE BEING 33.0 FEET EAST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER LINE OF CHURCH ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 65.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY TO A POINT ON THE SAID NORTH LINE OF GRAND AVENUE SAID POINT BEING A DISTANCE OF 65.0 FEET EAST-OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE WEST 65.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING), IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Also known as: LOT 1 (EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED TO - VILLAGE OF BENSENVILLE RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2015-126870) AND LOT 2 IN ROESCH SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED MARCH 2, 2015 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2015·010436, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 15
PIN: 03-26-102-035
Address: 313 Grand Ave., Bensenville, IL 60106
LOT 2 IN ROESCH SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 2015 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2015-010436, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 16
PIN: 03-26-200-008
Address: 201 James St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 200.00 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE, OF LOT 8 IN WHITE PINES CENTER
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FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 17
PIN: 03-26-200-007
Address: 221 James St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 310.0 FEET, (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 200.0 FEET), BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 18
PIN: 03-26-208-005
Address: 222 James St., Bensenville, IL
60106
THE EASTERLY 445 FEET (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 200 FEET) BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 9 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977, AS DOC R77-102033 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 19
PIN: 03-26-200-011
Address: 225 James St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 420 FEET (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 310 FEET THEREOF) AS MEASURED ON NORTH LINE OF LOT 8) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 20
PIN: 03-26-200-010
Address: 227 James St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 530.00 FEET, EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERLY 420.00 FEET THEREOF, BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977, AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 21
PIN: 03-26-208-013
Address: 230 James St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 615.00 FEET, EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 445.00 FEET, THEREOF BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE, OF LOT 9 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R77102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
LEGAL NOTICE
PARCEL 22 PIN: 03-26-208-015
Address: 240 James St., Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: LOT 9, EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 735.00 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE, IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: THE EASTERLY 735 FEET, EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 615.00 FEET THEREOF, BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 9 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 23
PIN: 03-26-108-001
Address: 1000 Judson Street, Unit GA, Bensenville, IL 60106
UNIT 1000-GA IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOT 5 OF WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R82-09252, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. PARCEL TWO: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL ONE CREATED BY A DEED DATED SEPTEMBER 3, 1982 AND RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1982 AS DOCUMENT R8242916, FROM FERRARI BUILDERS, INC., TO RICHARD M. REGOLE, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCORDING TO TERMS OF A DECLARATION DATED JULY 21, 1978 AND RECORDED ON JULY 28,1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859, OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND: THAT PART OF LOT 5 DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 302.09 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH ON SAID EAST LINE, 33.94 FEET; THENCE NORTHWEST, 65.05 FEET ON A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 135 DEGREES WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 126 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 110 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 18.52 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 15 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 75 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 32.48 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 134 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 139.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 31.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART LYING IN PARCEL ONE) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 24
PIN: 03-26-108-004
Address: 1000 Judson Street, Unit GB, Bensenville, IL 60106
UNIT 1000-GB IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOT 5 OF WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R82-09252, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS.
PARCEL TWO: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL ONE CREATED BY A DEED DATED SEPTEMBER 3, 1982 AND RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1982 AS DOCUMENT R8242916, FROM FERRARI BUILDERS, INC., TO RICHARD M. REGOLE, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCORDING TO TERMS OF A DECLARATION DATED JULY 21, 1978 AND RECORDED ON JULY 28,1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859, OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND: THAT PART OF LOT 5 DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 302.09 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH ON SAID EAST LINE, 33.94 FEET; THENCE NORTHWEST, 65.05 FEET ON A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 135 DEGREES WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 126 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 110 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 18.52 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 15 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 75 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 32.48 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 134 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 139.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 31.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART LYING IN PARCEL ONE) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 25
PIN: 03-26-108-002
Address: 1000 Judson Street, Unit 1A, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1000-1A TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN TUDOR ON THE GREENE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED) IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R82-9252, IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDED AS R78-
69585, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 26
PIN: 03-26-108-005
Address: 1000 Judson Street, Unit 1B, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1000-1B TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN TUDOR ON THE GREENE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED) IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R82-9252, IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDED AS R7869585, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 27
PIN: 03-26-108-003
Address: 1000 Judson Street, Unit 2A, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1000-2A TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN TUDOR ON THE GREENE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED) IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R82-9252, IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDED AS R7869585, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 28
PIN: 03-26-108-006
Address: 1000 Judson Street, Unit 2B, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1000-2B TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN TUDOR ON THE GREENE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED) IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R82-9252, IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDED AS R7869585, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 29
PIN: 03-26-108-007
Address: 1010 Judson Street, Unit GA, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL ONE: UNIT 1010-GA IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOT 5 OF WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7,1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R82·09252, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL TWO: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL ONE FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCORDING TO TERMS OF A DECLARATION DATED JULY 21, 1978 AND RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R78·69859, OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND: THAT PART OF LOT 5 DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING
AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 302.09 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH EAST COMER OF SAID LOT AND RUNNING, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THENCE SOUTH ON SAID EAST LINE, 33.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH WEST. 65.05 FEET ON A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 135 DEGREES WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE. 126 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT. 110 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE. 18.52 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE. 15 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE. 75 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE. 15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 32.48 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE. 134 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 139.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 31.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART LYING IN PARCEL ONE) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77·102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 30
PIN: 03-26-108-010
Address: 1010 Judson Street, Unit GB, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1010-GB TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R82-9252, IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDED AS R7869859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 31 PIN: 03-26-108-008
Address: 1010 Judson Street, Unit 1A, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1010-1A IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOT 5 OF WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R82-09252, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCELL CREATED BY DEED DATED MAY 4, 1992 AND RECORDED MAY 20, 1982 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R82-20273.
PARCEL 32
PIN: 03-26-108-011
Address: 1010 Judson Street, Unit 1B, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1010-1B IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOT 5 OF WHITE PINES
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CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R82-09252, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCELL CREATED BY DEED DATED MAY 4, 1992 AND RECORDED MAY 20, 1982 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R82-20273.
PARCEL 33
PIN: 03-26-108-009
Address: 1010 Judson Street, Unit 2A, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: UNIT 1010-2A TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R829252, IN PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 CREATED BY DEED DATED JUNE 14, 1982 AND RECORDED ON JULY 14, 1982 AS DOCUMENT R8239823, FROM FERRARI BUILDINGS, INC., TO RICHARD M. FERRARI FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF A DECLARATION DATED JULY 21, 1978 AND RECORDED ON JULY 28,1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859, OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND: THAT PART OF LOT 5 DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 302.09 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH ON SAID EAST LINE, 33.94 FEET; THENCE NORTHWEST 65.05 FEET ON A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 135 DEGREES WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE 126 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH. LINE OF SAID LOT, 110 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 18.52 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE. 15 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 75 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE; 15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 32.48 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 134 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 139.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 31.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART LYING IN PARCEL 1) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART Of THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11; EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7,1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 34
PIN: 03-26-108-012
Address: 1010 Judson Street, Unit 2B, Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL ONE: UNIT 1010-2B IN TUDOR ON THE GREENS CONDOMINI-
UM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL
ESTATE: PART OF LOT 5 OF WHITE
PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION
LEGAL NOTICE
26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT
“A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R82-09252, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS.
PARCEL TWO: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL ONE CREATED BY A DEED DATED APRIL 29, 1982 AND RECORDED ON JUNE 9, 1982 AS DOCUMENT R82-23649, FROM FERRARI BUILDERS, INC. TO DORIS M. TAYLOR FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCORDING TO TERMS OF A DECLARATION DATED JULY 21, 1978 AND RECORDED ON JULY 21, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R78 -69859, OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND: THAT PART OF LOT 5 DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 302.09 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH ON SAID EAST LINE, 33.94 FEET; THENCE NORTHWEST, 65.05 FEET ON A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 135 DEGREES WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 126 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 110 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 18.52 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 15 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 75 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 32.48 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, 134 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE, 139 .97 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 31.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART LYING IN PARCEL ONE) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCELS 23-34
PINs: 03-26-108-001 to 03-26-108-012
Address: 1000 and 1010 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106 IN ADDITION TO THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONDO UNITS, THE ENTIRE TUDOR ON THE GREEN PARCEL IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
TRACT 1: THE WEST HALF (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 983.0 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF) OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS, UTILITIES AND WALKS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENT RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R78-69859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 1: THE EAST HALF (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 983.0 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF) OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH,
RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1, FOR INGRRESS AND EGRESS, UTILITIES AND WALKS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENT RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R78-69859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 35
PIN: 03-26-102-008
Address: 1020 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: THE NORTH 95.0 FEET OF THE SOUTH 983.0 FEET, BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF, OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 36
PIN: 03-26-102-009
Address: 1030 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 888.0 FEET BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF, OF LOT FIVE (5) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF (N-1/2) OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX (26), TOWNSHIP FORTY (40) NORTH, RANGE ELEVEN (11), EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 37
PIN: 03-26-102-010
Address: 1040 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 799.2 FEET BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 2: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869869, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 38
PIN: 03-26-102-011
Address: 1050 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 710.4 FEET, BOTH MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 39
PIN: 03-26-200-015
Address: 1051 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
LOT 7 (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 560 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R77102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 40
PIN: 03-26-102-012
Address: 1060 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 621.6 FEET, BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF, OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28,1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 41
PIN: 03-26-102-013
Address: 1070 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 532.8 FEET BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 42
PIN: 03-26-200-009
Address: 1071 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
LOT 8 (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 530.00 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH LINE THEREOF) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 43
PIN: 03-26-102-014
Address: 1080 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 444.0 FEET, BOTH AS MEASURED ON EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF, OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NO. R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO PARCEL 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT NO. R78-69869 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 44
PIN: 03-26-102-015
Address: 1090 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: OF THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 355.2 FEET, BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF, OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS, UTILITIES AND WALKS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R78-69859 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 45
PIN: 03-26-102-016
Address: 1100 Judson St., Bensenville, IL
60106
PARCEL 1: THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 266.4 FEET BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO PARCEL 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS, RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R7869859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 46
PIN: 03-26-102-017
Address: 1110 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: THE NORTH 88.8 FEET OF THE SOUTH 171.60 FEET, BOTH AS MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINE THEREOF, OF LOT FIVE (5) IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF (N-1/2) OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX (26), TOWNSHIP FORTY (40) NORTH, RANGE ELEVEN (11), EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TRACT 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT ONE (1), FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R78-69869, IN DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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PIN: 03-26-102-018
Address: 1120 Judson St., Bensenville, IL 60106
TRACT 1: BEING THE SOUTH 88.8 FEET MEASURED ON THE EAST AND WEST LINES THEREOF OF LOT 5 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING
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TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77- 102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TRACT 2: BEING EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO TRACT 1, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS, UTILITIES AND WALKS AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED JULY 28, 1978 AS DOCUMENT R78-69859, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 48
PIN: 03-26-201-024
Address: 201 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EAST 169.64 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES THEREOF, OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 49
PIN: 03-26-201-030
Address: 215 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EAST 284.64 FEET (EXCEPT THE EAST 169.64 FEET, AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES THEREOF) OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7,1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 50
PIN: 03-26-201-034
Address: 219 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 364.64 FEET (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 284.64 FEET THEREOF) AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES THEREOF OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 51
PIN: 03-26-201-033
Address: 221 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EASTERLY 444.94 FEET (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 364.64 FEET THEREOF) AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES THEREOF OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 52
PIN: 03-26-200-014
Address: 222 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE WESTERLY 120.0 FEET OF THE EASTERLY 320.0 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF, OF LOT 7 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS
LEGAL NOTICES
DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY. ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 53
PIN: 03-26-201-031
Address: 225 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE EAST 579.94 FEET (EXCEPT THE EAST 444.9 FEET THEREOF) AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH ONE HALF (1/2) OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 54
PIN: 03-26-200-013
Address: 226 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE WESTERLY 120.00 FEET OF THE EASTERLY 440.00 FEET (AS MEASURED ALONG THE SOUTH LINE) OF LOT 7 IN WHITE PIES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE II, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R77-102033, 10 DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 55
PIN: 03-26-200-016
Address: 230 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
THE WESTERLY 120 FEET OF THE EASTERLY 560 FEET AS MEASURED ON THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF, LOT 7 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 56
PIN: 03-26-201-035
Address: 233 William St., Bensenville, IL 60106
PARCEL 1: THE EAST 709.94 FEET (EXCEPT THE EAST 644.94 FEET) AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: THE EAST 644.94 FEET (EXCEPT THE EAST 579.94 FEET) AS MEASURED ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 57
PIN: 03-26-201-025
Address: 245 William St., Bensenville, IL
60106
PARCEL 1: THE EASTERLY 364.64
FEET (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 284.64 FEET THEREOF) AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES THEREOF Of LOT 6 IN WHITE
PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7,
1977 AS DOCUMENT R77-102033, IN DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: THE EASTERLY 444.94
FEET (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 364.64 FEET THEREOF) AS MEASURED
ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES THEREOF OF LOT 6 IN WHITE PINES CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R77102033, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE is to inform interested parties about the public hearing and the proposal to create the South Industrial Special Service Area before the Board of Trustees adopts ordinances to create the special service area, issues bonds to pay for repairs within the special service area, and authorizes a special levy to repay those bonds. The Board of Trustees will consider the issuance of a maximum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in Alternative Revenue Bonds with a General Obligation backing, Series 2025B, which will be paid by the levy of a special tax by the Village on each parcel of property in the proposed SSA, sufficient to produce revenues to provide the special municipal services to the proposed SSA. The SSA Bonds will be retired within a maximum of twenty (20) years and will bear a maximum interest rate of seven percent (7%). The proposed rate of taxes for the initial year shall not exceed $22.27 for every $100.00 of equalized assessed value for commercial and industrial properties and shall not exceed $22.98 for every $100.00 of equalized assessed value for residential properties. The maximum rate of such taxes to be extended in any year within the proposed SSA shall not exceed $22.27 for every $100.00 of equalized assessed value for commercial and industrial properties and shall not exceed $22.98 for every $100.00 of equalized assessed value for residential properties. The proposed tax would be levied only for the number of years necessary to pay off the SSA Bonds.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES, INCLUDING PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE PROPOSED SPECIAL SERVICE AREA ARE HEREBY invited to attend the public hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard in respect to (1) the proposed creation of the South Industrial Special Service Area; (2) the issuance of bonds in connection with the repairs in the South Industrial Special Service Area; and (3) the levy of a special tax upon the properties within the South Industrial Special Service Area to pay off the bonds. At the public hearing, all interested persons and property owners within the proposed South Industrial Special Service Area will also have the opportunity to file objections to the amount of the tax levy. In the event of questions, please contact Kurtis Pozsgay, Director of Community & Economic Development, at (630) 350-3396.
/s/ Nancy Quinn
Village
Clerk
Village of Bensenville, Illinois
(Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Jan. 9, 2025) 466502
LEGAL NOTICE
ADDISON TOWNSHIP MENTAL HEALTH BOARD 2025 MEETING DATES Approved 12-18-2024.
January 15th Wednesday 6:00 P.M.
February 19th Wednesday 6:00
October 15th Wednesday 6:00 P.M.
November 19th Wednesday 6:00 P.M.
December 17th Wednesday 6:00 P.M.
PLEASE NOTE: All meetings are held at 6:00 P.M., unless otherwise indicated, at the Addison Township Administrative Facility, Event Center, 401 N. Addison Rd., Addison, IL. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Information reflecting that change will be noted on the website at www.addisontownshipmhb.com
BY ORDER OF ADDISON TOWNSHIP MENTAL HEALTH BOARD
DONALD PUCHALSKI CHAIRMAN
(Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Jan. 9, 2025) 466449
NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 79594 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on December 23, 2024, wherein the business firm of Artistic Flooring, 1110 JUDSON ST., BENSENVILLE, IL 60106 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: PHILIP NIEMCZYK, 1110 JUDSON ST., BENSENVILLE, IL 60106.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 23RD day of December, A.D. 2024.
Jean Kaczmarek DuPage County Clerk
(Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Jan. 2, 9, & 16, 2025) 466284
NOTICE
CERTIFICATE NO. 79584 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on DECEMBER 13, 2024 wherein the business firm of LUXE LOFT, 44 W. OGDEN AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: Lakeshia Jones, 717 S. Clark Unit 805, Chicago, IL 60605.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 13TH day of DECEMBER, A.D. 2024.
Jean Kaczmarek
DuPage County Clerk
(Published in The Lombardian Dec. 26, 2024, Jan. 2 & 9 2025) 466031
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DU PAGE
IN RE THE ESTATE OF Emily Fallert 2024 PR 927
CASE NUMBER
Notice is given of the death of Emily Fallert whose address was 4925 Fairview Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515. Letters of Office were issued on December 20, 2024 to Alan Fallert, 16 Earlwood Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603, Independent Administrator whose attorney is James Reichardt. NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES
The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person may terminate independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk.
Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of CANDICE ADAMS, Circuit Court Clerk, 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before July 18, 2025, any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to
the attorney, if any, within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk.
(Published in The Lombardian Jan. 9, 16 & 23, 2025) 466335
PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE
iN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY OF DU PAGE 2024MR000768 CASE NUMBER
My current name is: Geoff Edward Strauss.
I wish my name to be changed to: Jess Elwood Strauss. The court date for the Request is scheduled on: March 3, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2007, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187.. /s/ Geoff Edward Strauss Geoff Edward Strauss
(Published in The Lombardian Dec. 26, 2024, Jan. 2 & 9, 2025) 465976 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE
Request of: Karl Alexander Hildner Case Number 2024MR000710 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from Karl Alexander Hildner to the new name of Lyra Fyxe Fanchon. The court date will be held: February, 13, 2025 at 9:00 at 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL in Courtroom 2007.
Dated 12/17/2024
Candice Adams Clerk of the Circuit Court 8085-949009
(Published in The Lombardian Dec. 26, 2024, Jan. 2 & 9, 2025) 466171
VILLAGE OF LOMBARD NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR LOMBARD MEADOWS – PHASE IV Time and Place of oPening Bids Notice is hereby given that the Village of Lombard, Illinois, acting through the Department of Public Works, will only receive bids via online electronic bidding through Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN) until February 25, 2025, at 11:00 AM, local time for the LOMBARD MEADOWS – PHASE IV project. Paper bids will not be accepted and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Bids will be publicly read at the Public Works Building, Front Conference Room, 1051 S. Hammerschmidt Avenue, Lombard, Illinois immediately after bids are due.
Bid proposals for this project will be considered to determine the lowest responsible bidder. Judgment on the award of the contract shall be based not only on cost, but also on past performance, experience, and ability to perform the work. The Village of Lombard reserves the right to accept the proposal deemed to be in its own best interest based on all the above considerations and other considerations the law allows in determining the definition of ‘responsible bidder’. Bids will be acted upon by the President and Board of Trustees.
descriPTion
of Work
The proposed work is officially known as “LOMBARD MEADOWS – PHASE IV”. The project will consist of the reconstruction of Hawthorn Circle and Cherry Lane. These streets are located south of Magnolia Circle, east of Madi-
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son
The scope of work includes the removal of existing pavement, base course, and subbase to the proposed subgrade elevation. The roadways will be replaced with 9” subbase granular material, 4” hot-mix asphalt binder course, and 2” hot-mix asphalt surface course. Furthermore, curb and gutter removal and replacement, sidewalk replacement, driveway construction, storm sewer construction, water main replacement and lining, and street lighting will all be included in the scope of work for this project.
The bid includes a base bid with two alternate bids. One alternate is for full replacement of the sanitary sewer main. The second alternate includes a combination of replacement and lining of the sanitary sewer main. Bidders must bid on the base bid and at least one alternate.
All the above, and other project details, are further described in the contract documents for the said work as prepared for the Village of Lombard by Civiltech Engineering, Inc.
Pre-QualificaTion of Bidders
Pre-qualification of Bidders per Section 102 of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction in Illinois
will be required of all Bidders on this proposal.
availaBiliTy of conTracT documenTs
Prospective Bidders must purchase contract documents through Quest Construction Data Network (QUESTCDN). This can be done via a link on the Village of Lombard website (www.VillageofLombard.org) or on the QUESTCDN website (www.questcdn.com).
QUESTCDN is a web-based platform for construction project advertisements, bid documents, and plan holder lists. Prospective bidders will need the seven-digit QUESTCDN project number (9351854) to locate the job on the QUESTCDN website search page.
There is a $42.00 non-refundable cost for downloading the contract documents in a pdf format, this cost includes the option of electing to submit an electronic online bid through QuestCDN. Bids will not be accepted from any prospective bidder who has not purchased contract documents through QuestCDN. Bids need to be submitted online through QuestCDN. Paper bids will not be accepted
Notwithstanding the foregoing, plans and specifications may be examined at the following locations:
1) Office of the Director of Public Works, 1051 S. Hammerschmidt Avenue, Lombard, Illinois 60148.
3) QUESTCDN. The Village electronically posts Plans, Advertisements, Plan Holders Lists, and Addenda to QUESTCDN. For any additional services or assistance contact QUESTCDN at 952233-1632 or info@questcdn.com.
4) Subscribers to Dodge Data & Analytics may view the documents through their service agreement. For any additional services, data subscribers should contact Dodge Data & Analytics, Telephone: 877-784-9556. Web: www.construction.com
5) Subscribers to constructconnect may view the documents through their service agreement. For any additional services, constructconnect data subscribers should contact constructconnect, Telephone: 877-422-6865. Web: www.constructconnect.com
However, an examination of said plans and specifications at any of these locations or online shall not relieve the prospective bidders from the contract document purchase requirement set forth above.
Bid securiTy
All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond payable to the Village of Lombard for five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid as provided in the General Requirements. Bidders will need to upload a copy of their bid bond or elect to use Surety2000. No propos-
als or bids will be considered unless ac companied by such a bond.
r The Village reserves the right to defer the award of the contract for a period not
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